The 90th Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival Royalty were announced during Saturday night’s Coronation & Ball which were held at the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium. King Cecil Hernandez and Queen Charlie Ann Fuhrer will reign over this year’s festivities that are slated for Thursday, August 28 – Monday, September 1.
90th Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival King Cecil Hernandez
Cecil A. Hernandez, a longtime resident of St. Mary Parish and graduate of Morgan City High School and Louisiana State University, currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Conrad Industries, Inc. Mr. Hernandez joined Conrad Industries in 1998 and held various leadership roles including, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Operating Officer.
Born in Havana, Cuba, Hernandez and his family made their home in Morgan City in the early 1960s, where his parents, Cecilio and Dulce Hernandez, moved the family due to employment opportunities in shipyard and offshore oil and gas development. As a young man, he worked summers and holidays at Avondale Shipyard while attending college. His early professional career included positions at Deloitte Haskins & Sells, Oceaneering International and Hernandez & Blackwell CPAs.
Hernandez has been involved in numerous community, civic and professional organizations over the years and is a parishioner of St. Stephen Catholic Church in Berwick.
Hernandez is married to Kimberly Conner Hernandez. Together, they share a close-knit family: Tyler and Marta Hernandez and their daughter Cecilia; Patrick Hernandez and Leo Yanez; and Julianna Hernandez.
Hernandez is honored to serve as King of the Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival, celebrating the vibrant heritage of the industries that shaped his life, his family, and his community.
90th Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival Queen Charlie Ann Fuhrer
Charlie Ann Fuhrer, 19, is the daughter of David and Joellen Fuhrer of Berwick, LA. Fuhrer is a graduate of Central Catholic High School. She is currently attending Nicholls State University, where she is pursuing a degree in Mass Communication with a concentration in Public Relations. At Nicholls, she is involved in the NSU Women’s Track and Field Team, Delta Zeta sorority, and Colonel Catholics. In her free time she enjoys spending time with family and friends. Charlie Ann’s crowning continues a proud multi-generational legacy of festival royalty. Her grandmother, Ann Giordano Roy, reigned as Queen in 1958; her mother, Joellen Frances Roy Fuhrer, reigned as Queen in 1991; and her cousin, Hailee Ann Thomas, reigned as Queen in 2014.