2025 COTTON FESTIVAL SENIOR ROYALTY - Shown, from left, are runners-up Byron Faul and Janella Soileau, Louisiana Cotton Festival Association President Kimberly McDaniel, Le Roi James Bordelon and La Reine Susan Graser. (Photo courtesy of Heritage Manor)
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor 2025 senior Cotton Festival royalty Le Roi James Bordelon and La Reine Susan Graser bid farewell to their reign and crowned their successors during the pageant held Saturday, September 26. Bordelon, 87, is a native of Washington, Louisiana, and worked as an offshore cook for many years. He was named Resident of the Month in July 2025. He has three children and t…
