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'''Roy Raoul Theriot, Sr.''' (June 26, 1914 – April 19, 1973) was the [[Louisiana]] [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state comptroller from 1960-1973. From 1954 to 1960, he was the [[mayor of Abbeville in Vermilion Parish in southwestern Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161250964/roy-raoul-theriot|title=Roy Raoul Theriot, Sr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=June 2, 2020}}</ref>
'''Roy Raoul Theriot, Sr.''' (June 26, 1914 – April 19, 1973) was the [[Louisiana]] [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state comptroller from 1960-1973. From 1954 to 1960, he was the [[mayor of Abbeville in Vermilion Parish in southwestern Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161250964/roy-raoul-theriot|title=Roy Raoul Theriot, Sr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=June 2, 2020}}</ref>
==Background==
==Background==
Theriot (pronounced TERRY OH) was born in Erath in Vermilion Parish, twenty-six miles south of the larger [[Lafayette]], to Joseph "Lastie" Theriot (1879-1966) Theriot and the former Emerite Barras (pronounced BAH RA) (1886-1981). He was educated in Erath public schools, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (at the time Southwestern Louisiana Institute) and the [[Tulane University]] Law School in [[New Orleans]]. On June 7, 1939, he began his law practice and soon took a role in civic affairs and organized the Abbeville Dairy Festival, first held in September 1949. In 1979,<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-t/|title=Theriot Roy|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=June 2, 2020}}</ref> the festival was renamed the Louisiana Cattle Festival.<ref name=scholarship/>
Theriot (pronounced TERRY OH) was born in Erath in Vermilion Parish, twenty-six miles south of the larger [[Lafayette]], to Joseph "Lastie" Theriot (1879-1966) Theriot and the former Emerite Barras (pronounced BAH RA) (1886-1981). He was educated in Erath public schools, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (at the time Southwestern Louisiana Institute) and the [[Tulane University]] Law School in [[New Orleans]]. On June 7, 1939, he began his law practice and soon took a role in civic affairs and organized the Abbeville Dairy Festival, first held in September 1949. In 1979,<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-t/|title=Theriot Roy|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=June 2, 2020}}</ref> the festival was renamed the Louisiana Cattle Festival.<ref name=scholarship/>