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Clockwise from top left: Ron Yule of DeRidder, Wilfred Lutrell of DeRidder, Donovan Borque of Beaumont, Texas, and Mary Harris of Breaux Bridge compete in Saturday’s Battle of the Bows Cajun Fiddle Competition held at the Strand Theatre.

If you don’t go to church, you won’t understand this column. I grew up in the First Baptist Church of my small Alabama town. Since my father was one of the pillars of the church, we were there as a family every time the doors opened.

Implementing sustainable practices aimed at sequestering carbon, or carbon farming, can help farmers and ranchers increase their bottom line while managing environmental impact in numerous ways, including keeping the soil covered year-round, reducing or eliminating tillage and effectively managing range and pasture lands.

Shorter, cooler days bring brilliant foliage color changes for many trees and shrubs in fall. This time of year can be very beautiful as green leaves give way to brilliant colors of gold, orange, maroon, red and yellow.

Aristotle once said the essence of life is “to serve others and do good.”