THE ISLAND
Isle de Jean Charles is disappearing into the Gulf of Mexico. The gravel that holds the 3 mile road leading to the island is slowly eroding into the saltwater. The island is now one-third the size it was when a Frenchman first settled there in 1876 after being shunned by his family for marrying a Native woman. Today, there are less than fifty residents left on the island. Their last names are Naquin, Dardar, Verdin, Chaisson or Biliiot. Family bloodlines run deep and intertwine.
