The People Project:
Leanne Miller
By Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre | August 17, 2024
Meet Leanne Miller!
Leanne was raised in Hammond, and is the middle of three children. She has an older and a younger brother. She graduated from Hammond High School in 2006.
She met Aaron, her husband, when they were 8 years old at church. They got married in 2006, and together have Avi (9) and Kylee (6). Leanne also homeschools her children. They are members of The Wellspring Church and they have 2 dogs, Cannon, Ranger, and a cat, Montana. In January, they became the owners of Bayou Booksellers. Aaron also owns Leebears Painting.
We want to thank Leanne for spending some time with us and letting us get to know about her life and her love of the area.
Q: What led you to your current career?
A: I have always worked in retail. I had a shop, The Wooden Grove Co, in downtown Hammond, and was approached about possibly buying Bayou Booksellers. We prayed about it, and here we are! We purchased the store in January.
Q: What is your favorite restaurant in the area, and what do you like to get there?
A: Streetside Market! I go there 3 or 4 times a week. I think I have had everything on their menu.
Q: What is your favorite childhood memory?
A: Spending summers at my best friend's house. Eating oranges and swimming!
Q: If you could travel anywhere in the world right now, where would it be? And why?
A: Glacier Park, Montana. It is my happy place. The first time I went was around July 4th, and they had snow. It was incredible.
Q: What is your favorite TV show?
A: The whole family watches Bar Rescue and The Neighborhood.
Q: Do you have a favorite book?
A: How To Be a WildFlower: A Field Guide by Katie Daisy. I also like How To Be a Moonflower.
Q: What advice would you give a group of people?
A: Always listen to your heart. It is the truest form of you.
Q: What is something on your bucket list?
A: To go to Banff National Park in Canada.
Q: What is your favorite music or an artist/band that you would like to see (dead or alive)?
A: I like folk/country outlaw type music. I would have loved to see Johnny Cash perform.
Q: What current or former business makes you the most nostalgic about the area?
A: Lee's Diner. Also, CC's Pizza. My family and my husband's family would go there after church growing up.
Q: If you could choose one person to go to lunch with that you’ve never met, who is it and where would you go?
A: I'd take Post Malone to Streetside Market. We would chat about his country album. He is so polite and kind in interviews I have seen.
Q: What is your favorite thing or something unique that you love about the area?
A: The sense of community. There is always someone to chat with.
Q: Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
A: Still at Bayou Booksellers and making an impact on the community. Leaving it better than how I found it.
Q: What is a word or phrase that comes to mind when you think of the word “Home”?
A: My girls.
Q: If you could have a full-time staff member that is fully paid for, what would that be? (Chef, housekeeper, driver, coach, personal trainer, etc.)
A: A housekeeper that folds laundry!
Q: If you had to choose one type of cuisine to eat for the rest of your life, what would it be?
A: Authentic Mexican food.
Q: What do you do when you are alone in your car?
A: Listen to rap music.
Q: What is the last gift you gave and received?
A: The last gift I gave was some jewelry to my mother-in-law for her birthday. The last gift I received was a bracelet from Bella (Brave Bella Bead Co).
Q: What are you known for?
A: The Grove and how I always say, We like to water people's dreams.
Q: What is your favorite 90s jam?
A: Hanson's Mmmbop.
Q: If you could have a superpower, what would it be and why?
A: To be able to read people's minds. I want to know the truth.
Q: What are some of your hobbies?
A: Drinking coffee with friends. We like to try different coffee recipes.
Q: What is your most commonly used emoji?
A: Bashful with the red cheeks.
Q: What are you the most proud of?
A: My husband and his accomplishments, my children- how amazing they are and my family as a whole.
Q: What two items would you take with you if you shipwrecked on a deserted island where food and water were taken care of?
A: A cellular device so I could talk to family and a journal.
Q: If you won the lottery, what would be the first 4 things you would purchase or spend money on?
A: A vacation home in Glacier National Park, acreage of land to form a family compound and cancer research.
Q: What do you want your legacy to be?
A: That I gave everyone a seat at my table.
Leanne was nominated by Robin Cervantes
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