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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>​

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Michot dropped out of college to join the [[United States Marine Corps]] during [[World War II]]. During his four-year service, he was an anti-aircraft battery gunner officer aboard the aircraft carrier ''USS Enterprise.'' He flew ten combat missions in the Pacific Theater of Operations.<ref name=obit/> In 2008, Michot appeared in The History Channel series, ''Battle 360," in which he recounts many of his experiences as part of the ''Enterprise'''s Marine Detachment.​

Michot dropped out of college to join the [[United States Marine Corps]] during [[World War II]]. During his four-year service, he was an anti-aircraft battery gunner officer aboard the aircraft carrier ''USS Enterprise.'' He flew ten combat missions in the Pacific Theater of Operations.<ref name=obit/> In 2008, Michot appeared in The History Channel series, ''Battle 360,'' in which he recounts many of his experiences as part of the Marine detachment on the ''Enterprise.''​

On September 7, 1946, Michot married the former Patricia Ann Smith (March 2, 1926 &ndash; April 11, 2011), a native of Patterson in St. Mary Parish,  and the daughter of William Bathe Smith, Sr., and the former Rita Maria Marin. She was reared along the banks of the lower Atchafalaya River, where her father managed Idlewild Farms, a dairy cattle and [[sugar cane]] operation for General Kemper Williams. She graduated in 1942 as valedictorian of her class at Patterson High School. She had a longtime interest in tennis and painting. Mrs. Michot graduated with a degree in [[home economics]] from ULL, where she was a member of [[Sigma Sigma Sigma]] sorority. Mrs. Michot worked as a teacher in St. Landry Parish, as a home service agent for Louisiana Power and Light Company in Donaldsonville, and in various positions for her husband's businesses. She was the secretary of Louis J. Michot and Associates and of Michot Family L.L.C.<ref name=patmichot>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=patricia-ann-smith-michot&pid=150239712|title=Patricia Ann Smith Michot|publisher=''Baton Rouge Morning Advocate''|accessdate=April 14, 2011}}</ref>​

On September 7, 1946, Michot married the former Patricia Ann Smith (March 2, 1926 &ndash; April 11, 2011), a native of Patterson in St. Mary Parish,  and the daughter of William Bathe Smith, Sr., and the former Rita Maria Marin. She was reared along the banks of the lower Atchafalaya River, where her father managed Idlewild Farms, a dairy cattle and [[sugar cane]] operation for General Kemper Williams. She graduated in 1942 as valedictorian of her class at Patterson High School. She had a longtime interest in tennis and painting. Mrs. Michot graduated with a degree in [[home economics]] from ULL, where she was a member of [[Sigma Sigma Sigma]] sorority. Mrs. Michot worked as a teacher in St. Landry Parish, as a home service agent for Louisiana Power and Light Company in Donaldsonville, and in various positions for her husband's businesses. She was the secretary of Louis J. Michot and Associates and of Michot Family L.L.C.<ref name=patmichot>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=patricia-ann-smith-michot&pid=150239712|title=Patricia Ann Smith Michot|publisher=''Baton Rouge Morning Advocate''|accessdate=April 14, 2011}}</ref>​