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Fourth of July celebration on shrimp boat (a common practice) on Lake Borne. Pictured is…

Faded color photo of a shirtless, smiling boy standing on a wooden boat deck near steps and a folding table, with a handwritten label above reading "Swimming in Lake Borne, 4th of July."

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Do You Know What it Means

Fourth of July celebration on shrimp boat (a common practice) on Lake Borne. Pictured is Ricky Robin, Jr., Cecile Robin's son, 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 16968

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“Fourth of July celebration on shrimp boat (a common practice) on Lake Borne. Pictured is…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/16968.