By Courtney Jacobs Being an entrepreneur offers freedom, flexibility, and a feeling of achievement — all great things, right? No one is ever prepared for the failures, stresses and total accountability of owning your own business. I opened my insurance agency, IDR, in October of 2018. I did not always see myself in the insurance […]
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Weather is always unpredictable, but Lt. Col. Kaitlyn Woods knows more than most about the behavior of hurricanes. As chief meteorologist with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron — commonly known as the Hurricane Hunters — Woods is among the first to see a storm churning before it fizzles out or makes landfall. Flying into a […]
Rhiannon Owens’ mom has joked that her daughter got her artistic start in a highchair, finger-painting with her food. Family members also say the D’Iberville resident’s talent is hereditary, passed down from a dad with a knack for drawing. “As an only child, my imagination kept me out of trouble,” Owens recalls. “I would sit […]
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After leaving church recently, I pulled into traffic on my way to lunch. A mile down the road, I stopped at a traffic light. As the light turned green, I watched as the driver in front of me sat there. At first, I complained under my breath, but then I grew more vocal and complained […]
Her vocation is helping women look their best, but makeup artist Jackie Merlau knows that real loveliness radiates from within. “True beauty comes from the heart,” says Merlau, who has been working as a makeup professional for 13 years. “It is how you treat others. Always choose to be kind!” An in-demand artist based in […]
Photos by Brian Pearse She’s a writer, producer and director — with films that have been featured at the Cannes Film Festival — but Monica Mingo hasn’t always embraced her true self. “Instead of focusing on being the creative I truly am, I tried to fit into a corporate box,” says the Louisiana native and […]
