A visit from the queen

The 79th Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival queen, Hailee Thomas, recently visited Holy Cross Elementary School, speaking to third-grade classes. Hailee, a former student of Holy Cross Elementary, told the children of her travels to other festivals around the state and her experiences as queen of the oldest harvest festival in the state. She also invited all of the students to come to the festival on Labor Day Weekend. Hailee is pictured with all of the children in Maggie Bagwell and Jill Tabor’s classes.