Legacy of Vermilion Parish’s Cattle Festival lives on 75 years later

Legacy of Vermilion Parish’s Cattle Festival lives on 75 years later

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, …