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==Background==​

==Background==​

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Cain was born in Pitkin  in southeastern Vernon Parish to Alton J. Cain, Sr., and the former Mary Etta Thornton. He graduated from Pitkin High School and obtained his Bachelor of Science and [[Master of Science]] degrees in [[education]] from McNeese State University] in [[Lake Charles]], Louisiana.  He played [[basketball]] for the [[McNeese Cowboys]]. He served from 1958 to 1960 in the [[United States Army]]. He was a teacher and coach at Beauregard High School from 1962 until 1972. On six occasions, he was the District Coach of the Year. He held the statewide honor twice, and in 1992 was inducted into the Louisiana High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame. ​

Cain was born in Pitkin  in southeastern Vernon Parish to Alton J. Cain, Sr., and the former Mary Etta Thornton. He graduated from Pitkin High School and obtained his Bachelor of Science and [[Master of Science]] degrees in [[education]] from McNeese State University in [[Lake Charles]], Louisiana.  He played [[basketball]] for the McNeese Cowboys. He served from 1958 to 1960 in the [[United States Army]]. He was a teacher and coach at Beauregard High School from 1962 until 1972. On six occasions, he was the District Coach of the Year. He held the statewide honor twice, and in 1992 was inducted into the Louisiana High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame. ​

<ref name=whoswho>"Louisiana: Cain, James David, ''Who's Who in American Politics, 2003-2004,'' 19th ed., Vol. 1 (Alabama-Montana) (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, [[New Jersey]], 2003), p. 772.</ref>​

<ref name=whoswho>"Louisiana: Cain, James David, ''Who's Who in American Politics, 2003-2004,'' 19th ed., Vol. 1 (Alabama-Montana) (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, [[New Jersey]], 2003), p. 772.</ref>​

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