It was the first test for the Voisins in Louisiana. It would not be their last.
Over two centuries, there would be more travails for the family. One generation, then another, slogged through mosquito-thick marshes and navigated around alligator-infested swamps as they fished, trapped, harvested and, in recent decades, processed oysters on the Gulf of Mexico coast.
They thrived when times were good, struggled when they were not, understanding such is part of the bargain when your livelihood revolves around the water.
But
