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Shrimping in Lake Borne, mid-1970s. Cecile Jones Robin is a 75 year-old resident of St.…

Aged, water-damaged photograph of the shrimp boat "Lady Lisa" underway on open water, its rigging and outriggers extended, with a handwritten caption reading "Shrimping in Lake Borne" above.

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Do You Know What it Means

Shrimping in Lake Borne, mid-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 15772

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“Shrimping in Lake Borne, mid-1970s. Cecile Jones Robin is a 75 year-old resident of St.…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/15772.