Roy R. Theriot
| Roy R. Theriot, Sr. | |
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| Louisiana State Comptroller | |
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In office 1960 – 1973, his death |
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| Preceded by | William Joseph "Bill" Dodd |
| Mayor of Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA | |
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In office 1954–1960 |
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| Sergeant-at-arms of the Louisiana House of Representatives | |
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In office 1952–1956 |
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| Preceded by | Cliff Liles |
| Succeeded by | Gaston Ducote |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 26, 1914 Erath, Vermilion Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Died | April 19, 1973 (aged 58) |
| Resting place | St. Mary Magdalen Mausoleum in Abbeville |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Roberts Theriot (married 1947-his death) |
| Children |
Barbara Ellen Horaist |
| Alma mater |
University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
| Occupation | Attorney; Politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Barbara Ellen Horaist
Roy Theriot, Jr.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Roy R. Theriot, Sr. (June 26, 1914 – April 19, 1973), was the Democratic state comptroller of Louisiana from 1960-1973. From 1954 to 1960, he was the mayor of Abbeville, the seat of Vermilion Parish in southwestern Louisiana.
Theriot was born in Erath in Vermilion Parish to Lastie Theriot and the former Emerite Barras. 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. He began his law practice on June 7, 1939. Theriot took a role in civic affairs and organized the Abbeville Dairy Festival, first held in September 1949. In 1979, it was renamed the Louisiana Cattle Festival. In 1956, Theriot invited Harold Stassen, the former Governor of Minnesota, to speak at the festival. Stassen, remembered as a perennial Republican candidate for U.S. president, was so impressed with the festival that he invited the Abbeville High School band to perform at the second inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower on January 20, 1957. Theriot later convinced former President Harry Truman to speak at the event. At civic meetins, Theriot often chided Louisiana residents for "lacking pride" in their state, unlike neighboring Texas. He attributed that shortcoming to the "lack of knowledge of what the state has to offer".
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