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Pages from the inside of the souvenir program of the blessing of the shrimp fleet (above).…

Black-and-white souvenir program pages showing children and teens in formal gowns, tuxedos, crowns, and feathered headdresses posing for a royal court celebration with a king and queen.
Black-and-white photo of four costumed children posed before a sea-themed backdrop with painted fish, octopus, and seahorses, two wearing crowns during a shrimp fleet festival king and queen ceremony.

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Pages from the inside of the souvenir program of the blessing of the shrimp fleet (above). The photos depict the festivities surrounding this annual celebration and a crowning of a king and queen (children).

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.

Pages from the inside of the souvenir program of the blessing of the shrimp fleet (above). The photos depict the festivities surrounding this annual celebration and a crowning of a king and queen (children).

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.

Original title

Item 16970

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“Pages from the inside of the souvenir program of the blessing of the shrimp fleet (above).…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/16970.