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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Louis Joseph Michot, Jr.
| name=Louis Joseph Michot, Jr.
|office=[[Louisiana]] State Representative for Lafayette Parish
|office=[[Louisiana]] State Representative for Lafayette Parish
|term_start=1960
|term_start=1960
}}
}}
'''Louis Joseph Michot, Jr.''' (November 5, 1922 – March 6, 2012) was an [[United States|American]] [[business]]man, philanthropist, and a [[politician]] from [[Lafayette]], [[Louisiana]]. The entrepreneur of the former Burger Chef restaurant chain, he served as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1960 to 1964, as an elected member of the Louisiana State Board of Education from 1968 to 1972, and as his state's Education Superintendent from 1972 to 1976.
'''Louis Joseph Michot, Jr.''' (November 5, 1922 – March 6, 2012) was an [[United States|American]] [[business]]man, philanthropist, and a [[politician]] from [[Lafayette]], [[Louisiana]]. The entrepreneur of the former Burger Chef restaurant chain, he served as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1960 to 1964, as an elected member of the Louisiana State Board of Education from 1968 to 1972, and as his state's Education Superintendent from 1972 to 1976.
==Background==
==Background==
Michot (pronounced ME SHOW) was born to Louis Joseph Michot, Sr., a schoolteacher, and the former Adele Marie Domas (1898–1983), of Marksville, in Avoyelles Parish. He was reared a [[Roman Catholic]] in Mamou in Evangeline Parish and in Lafayette, where he was an [[Eagle Scout]], graduated from Cathedral High School, and attended the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, then known as Southwest Louisiana Institute. For six months, Michot was a firefighter and reforestation worker in the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] in northern [[California]].<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=louis-joseph-michot&pid=156360554|title=Obituary of Louis Joseph Michot, Jr.|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Morning Advocate''|accessdate=March 9, 2012}}</ref>
Michot (pronounced ME SHOW) was born to Louis Joseph Michot, Sr., a schoolteacher, and the former Adele Marie Domas (1898–1983), of Marksville, in Avoyelles Parish. He was reared a [[Roman Catholic]] in Mamou in Evangeline Parish and in Lafayette, where he was an [[Eagle Scout]], graduated from Cathedral High School, and attended the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, then known as Southwest Louisiana Institute. For six months, Michot was a firefighter and reforestation worker in the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] in northern [[California]].<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=louis-joseph-michot&pid=156360554|title=Obituary of Louis Joseph Michot, Jr.|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Morning Advocate''|accessdate=March 9, 2012}}</ref>