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San Pedro Boat Blessing - a common practice in which the priests, Bishop Hannen & Father…

Photograph of a shrimp boat decked with American flags and patriotic bunting, bearing hand-lettered banners protesting fishing regulations, with a "San Pedro Boat Blessing" label at top.
A crowd of people wave and smile aboard the decorated boat "John John," docked beside weathered buildings, with a handwritten "San Pedro Boat Blessing" caption above.
Faded color photo of a group posed on a platform, including a bishop in white and red vestments raising his hand in blessing; a handwritten caption reads "Bishop Hannen + Father Naquin Blessing the Shrimp Boats + Rec. Boats."

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San Pedro Boat Blessing - a common practice in which the priests, Bishop Hannen & Father Naguin, bless the shrimp boats before they go out. Pictured are miscellaneous locals. Circa 1970s.

Cecile Jones Robin is a 75 year-old resident of St. Bernard Parish and a member of the Isleno community. She was married to Charlie Robin, Jr., who passed away on January 21, 2006. She has four children and 14 grandchildren. She wrote for the Baton Rouge Advocate. She originally came to Chalmette, LA. in 1945.

San Pedro Boat Blessing - a common practice in which the priests, Bishop Hannen & Father Naguin, bless the shrimp boats before they go out. Pictured are miscellaneous locals. Circa 1970s.

Cecile Jones Robin is a 75 year-old resident of St. Bernard Parish and a member of the Isleno community. She was married to Charlie Robin, Jr., who passed away on January 21, 2006. She has four children and 14 grandchildren. She wrote for the Baton Rouge Advocate. She originally came to Chalmette, LA. in 1945.

San Pedro Boat Blessing - a common practice in which the priests, Bishop Hannen & Father Naguin, bless the shrimp boats before they go out. Pictured are miscellaneous locals. Circa 1970s.

Cecile Jones Robin is a 75 year-old resident of St. Bernard Parish and a member of the Isleno community. She was married to Charlie Robin, Jr., who passed away on January 21, 2006. She has four children and 14 grandchildren. She wrote for the Baton Rouge Advocate. She originally came to Chalmette, LA. in 1945.

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Item 15769

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“San Pedro Boat Blessing - a common practice in which the priests, Bishop Hannen & Father…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/15769.