Linwood “Boz” Cheramie was born in 1920 and raised in Golden Meadow. He moved to Cut Off in 1954 when he married. His first job was with Rebstock and Reed. He then worked as a roustabout for Brown and Root in Golden Meadow for five or six years.  He went to work for Latek Gulf, a small company in Leeville, and then worked for Chevron until he retired in 1982 at age 62.