Robert W. "Bob" Auerbach

Robert “Bob” W. Auerbach, a longtime resident of Cypremort Point, Louisiana, died on August 21, 2026. He was 89 years old.

Bob’s story began a long way from the Louisiana coast. Born in 1937 in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, he attended LaSalle Military Academy before eventually making his way south to attend the University of Southwestern Louisiana, where he studied engineering. What exactly lured a young man from Brooklyn to South Louisiana became part of the Bob Auerbach story. He often credited the area’s unique and tropical fauna. Louisiana got hold of him, and like she did to many others, never really let go.

In 1972, Bob settled in the small coastal community of Cypremort Point. He became deeply involved in the commercial crabbing industry, eventually owning and operating his own commercial crab dock operation. From that little corner of the Louisiana coast, blue point crabs harvested from warm waters of Vermilion Bay made their way up the East Coast and onto the tables of fine dining establishments far removed from the docks and marshes where they were caught.

As the years passed, Bob became involved in another chapter of Cypremort Point’s evolution. He developed Quintana Marina – which included residential camp properties in the area, helping contribute to the recreational community that grew along the edges of the bay. What had long been a place for fishermen, crabbers and people who made their living from the water became a place where generations of families came to fish, boat, sail, gather and enjoy one of South Louisiana’s unique stretches of coastline.

But Bob did more than make his living at Cypremort Point. He became part of the community. He volunteered with the local fire department and served on the mosquito control board. He was also influential in the development of the bridge that now spans the Intracoastal Canal – making a trip to the Point much more predictable.

Bob lived life largely on his own terms. He chose the water over the city, a small coastal community over the crowds, and a place where neighbors knew one another, and fresh seafood was never out of reach. He lived among fishermen, boaters, crabbers and friends in a community known for its South Louisiana “camp life”, coastal beauty, and stunning sunsets. He also learned how to sidestep a hurricane or two in the process.

A Brooklyn boy by birth, Bob Auerbach (also known as “Uncle Bob” to many) became a Louisiana coastal man by choice. For more than half a century, Cypremort Point was not simply where he lived - it was the place he chose to call home, the community he helped shape, and the water around which he built his life.