At the end of Louisiana State Route 46 is the town of Delacroix, LA. It is truly the end of the world. I took an afternoon after my hot shower to drive and see what this area looked like. This trip, along with a chat with a resident of Delacroix, Tino, that I met at a local restaurant gave me a peek into what this community was/is like and is experiencing.
Delacroix is a community that relies on crabs (blue and stone) and crawfish.
This 59 year old crabber is putting on a sealant that is red (to distinguish his traps from others) and acts to keep the "sea hair" from growing on them. He was scheduled to leave the next morning at 4AM. He claimed the the Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch series is spot on. He used to live in Delacroix but his house was destroyed by Katrina and he now lives 12 miles up the road.
Because this house is "mobile" it costs some $800 a year to insure.
This house costs some $9000 a year to insure. Because of the incredible costs to get insurance most of the new permanent homes are built by sport fisherman (people from out of the area who use the homes occasionally or rent them out) who can afford the costs of insurance and replacement if lost to a hurricane). The majority of the locals live in trailers.
The "end of the world"
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