Green, Hidalgo named 86th La. Shrimp and Petroleum Festival royalty

Caroline Green and William H. “Billy” Hidalgo Jr. were crowned the 86th Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival royalty Sunday during a coronation held at the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium.
The 86th Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival’s Labor Day weekend festivities were canceled by the festival board on Aug. 16 due to the COVID-19 resurgence in St. Mary Parish. The coronation was postponed twice due to COVID Delta variant and Hurricane Ida.
Bidding farewell were the 84th Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival King and Queen William “Bill” Cefalu and Leah Domangue, both of whom held the office since COVID-19 caused the cancellation of the 2020 festival.
Hidalgo is a 1984 graduate of Central Catholic High School. He attended the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering (1989). He earned a master’s degree in business administration from Nicholls State University (2001) in Thibodaux.
He is a licensed professional engineer at Halimar Shipyard in Morgan City, where he serves as engineering manager. Hidalgo has been involved in the design and construction of marine equipment and vessels for 30 years.
In the community, he has served on the Holy Cross Church Pastoral Council, as President of the Central Catholic High School Advisory Board, and as chairperson for various committees for Central Catholic.
Hidalgo serves as a board member for the Central Catholic Board of Trustees, the Petroleum Club of Morgan City, and the Wax Lake East Drainage District.
He is married to Judith Bergeron Hidalgo and they have three children, Jeanne Marie Hidalgo (festival queen 2016), Blake Hidalgo and Elise Hidalgo. He is the son of Judy O. and William Hidalgo Sr. (festival king 1995),
Green graduated Central Catholic High School. She attends Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge where she is pursuing a degree in nursing. She has been accepted to LSU’s School of Nursing.
At LSU, she is a member of the Sigma Alpha Sorority where she serves as sisterhood chair and historian. She works as an LSU Residential Life tour guide and desk assistant. She is also a member of the LSU pre-nursing organization.
While in Baton Rouge, she volunteers as often as possible at Companion Animal Alliance, a no-kill animal shelter.
Green is the daughter of Greg and Crystal Green of Morgan City.