Collection

Replica of an Isleno hut; part of the Isleno museum collection where Cecile Robin is a docent. She says of this photo, "Put a hole in the floor. When it gets flooded wash the house out, put everything back. That's the way they used to do it before FEMA."

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.