Shrimp & Petroleum Festival queen promoting area

Hailee Ann Thomas, 79th Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival queen, traveled to New Iberia for the Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival and pageant. She participated in a guided tractor tour through a sugar cane field, sampled raw sugar cane, toured a sugar mill, a festival parade and a pizza party. Top photo from left are Queen Sugar Rebecca Simoneaux and Thomas. Thomas also traveled to Ville Platte for Louisiana Cotton Festival and pageant. She toured Swamp Pop Museum, attended a royal reception hosted by King Cotton William Nunez and rode in the festival parade. Bottom photo from left are Queen Cotton Karlee Farris Karlee Farris and Thomas.