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Michot is the son of the late [[Louis J. Michot]] and the former Patricia Ann Smith (1926–2011). He was  born a week after his father, then a state representative, ran unsuccessfully for [[governor]] of Louisiana in the 1963 Democratic primary. The two leading candidates who emerged from the primary were former [[New Orleans]] [[Mayor]] deLesseps Story "Chep" Morrison, Sr. (1912-1964), and the winner of the runoff primary, [[John  J. McKeithen]] of [[rural]] Columbia in Caldwell Parish in north Louisiana. Louis Michot rebounded to served on the elected State Board of Education and for one term, 1972 to 1976, as state education superintendent. He ousted the legendary [[Bill Dodd|William J. "Bill" Dodd]] in the 1971 primary. Mike Michot has seven living siblings.​

Michot is the son of the late [[Louis J. Michot]] and the former Patricia Ann Smith (1926–2011). He was  born a week after his father, then a state representative, ran unsuccessfully for [[governor]] of Louisiana in the 1963 Democratic primary. The two leading candidates who emerged from the primary were former [[New Orleans]] [[Mayor]] deLesseps Story "Chep" Morrison, Sr. (1912-1964), and the winner of the runoff primary, [[John  J. McKeithen]] of [[rural]] Columbia in Caldwell Parish in north Louisiana. Louis Michot rebounded to served on the elected State Board of Education and for one term, 1972 to 1976, as state education superintendent. He ousted the legendary [[Bill Dodd|William J. "Bill" Dodd]] in the 1971 primary. Mike Michot has seven living siblings.​

 

Mike Michot graduated from the [[Roman Catholic]] Cathedral-Carmel High School in Lafayette and then received a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, then known as the University of Southwestern Louisiana. At ULL, Michot was a fraternity brother of current State Senate President [[Page Cortez]], a Lafayette Republican who defeated [[Patrick LeBlanc]] in the 2007 House primary, served one term, and then was elected to succeed Michot in the state Senate. A [[real estate]] developer, Michot is president of Louis J. Michot & Associates and of the Premier Medical Equipment Company.​

Mike Michot graduated from the [[Roman Catholic]] Cathedral-Carmel High School in Lafayette and then received a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, then known as the University of Southwestern Louisiana. At ULL, Michot was a fraternity brother of current State Senate President [[Page Cortez]], a Lafayette Republican who defeated [[Patrick LeBlanc]] in the 2007 House primary, served one term, and then was elected to succeed Michot in the state Senate. A [[real estate]] developer, Michot is president of Louis J. Michot & Associates and of the Premier Medical Equipment Company.​

 

Michot is married to the former Monique Broussard (born 1965) and has two children, Michael "Mikie" Michot, Jr., and Mary Carolyn "McCally" Michot. One of MIchot's brother, Patrick Louis "Rick" Michot (born 1948), is a judge of the 15th District Court in Lafayette and also a Republican convert. Mike and Rick Michot are members of "Les Freres Michot," a popular Lafayette-based Cajun music band.​<ref name=pickard>{{cite web|url=https://www.thepicardgroup.com/staff/mike-michot/|title=Mike Michot: The Picard Group|publisher=The Picard Group|accessdate=January 20, 2020}}</ref>

Michot is married to the former Monique Broussard (born 1965) and has two children, Michael "Mikie" Michot, Jr., and Mary Carolyn "McCally" Michot. One of MIchot's brother, Patrick Louis "Rick" Michot (born 1948), is a judge of the 15th District Court in Lafayette and also a Republican convert. Mike and Rick Michot are members of "Les Freres Michot," a popular Lafayette-based Cajun music band.​<ref name=pickard>{{cite web|url=https://www.thepicardgroup.com/staff/mike-michot/|title=Mike Michot: The Picard Group|publisher=The Picard Group|accessdate=January 20, 2020}}</ref>

He co-founded the [[interest group]] known as Citizens for Accountable Government. He is vice president of both the Broussard Industrial Development Board and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America of  Acadiana. He is a past chairman of the Business Development Committee of the Greater Lafayette [[Chamber of Commerce]]. He is past president of Acadiana Handicap Services, Inc. He is a member of the Cathedral-Carmel Foundation, and the Lafayette Kiwanis International.<ref name=pickard/>

He co-founded the [[interest group]] known as Citizens for Accountable Government. He is vice president of both the Broussard Industrial Development Board and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America of  Acadiana. He is a past chairman of the Business Development Committee of the Greater Lafayette [[Chamber of Commerce]]. He is past president of Acadiana Handicap Services, Inc. He is a member of the Cathedral-Carmel Foundation, and the Lafayette Kiwanis International.<ref name=pickard/>