JAY SOWERS / THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT — Breotay Webster, 9, tries not to laugh while listening to Alethia Lawrence, left, Extension Agent for SNAP Education at the LSU AgCenter, speak about the life of a pirate and the importance of a balanced diet during a special class at the Concordia Parish Library’s Vidalia branch on Tuesday morning. Children at Tuesday’s event were given paper pirate hats to wear throughout Lawrence’s presentation.