ABBEVILLE, La. — Sitting on his porch, Sam Theriot recalls his childhood surrounded by the excitement of festival parades and backyard barbecues, events that brought beauty queens, movie stars, and even a president of the United States to his family home.

“I grew up just excited waiting for the festival parades and I actually loved the barbecues that used to be held in the backyard of our house where I could get a sneak peek of these beauty queens, sneak peek of these movie stars, and heck, see a president of the United States in my backyard. Wow,” Theriot said.

While Theriot is well known in the community as a politician, today he wants to focus attention on his late father, Rob Theriot Sr., the founder of the Cattle Festival.

Holding an old photograph, Theriot reflected on his family'

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