Upate 4.9.2020

Apr 9, 2020 | COVID-19

As per Chief Laine Landry, Sr., As of today, April 9, 2020 at 6 am. The below temporary tags that are on the green/yellow colored paper. Previously issued will no longer be accepted for re-entry to Grand Isle. Entrants must have a State of LA Issued License with a...

Grand Isle Enforces new restriction to our checkpoint effective April 3, 2020

Apr 3, 2020 | COVID-19

April 3, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Town of Grand Isle held an emergency meeting at noon and placed further restrictions on travel to and from Grand Isle. We will close down Grand Isle with the exception of Grand Isle residents (must have valid Grand Isle driver’s...

Grand Isle Enforces Checkpoint and Curfew, Effective On April 2, 2020 at Noon

Apr 2, 2020 | COVID-19

JEFFERSON, LA – Effective on Thursday, April 2, 2020 at noon, Grand Isle residents will be required to show proof of residency to re-enter the Town of Grand Isle (Grand Isle driver’s license, LA State ID, voter registration or homestead exemption). There will also be...

Grand Isle makes the New York Times’ 2020 list of places to go

Feb 12, 2020 | in the news

Louisiana’s last inhabited barrier island, Grand Isle begs an unsettling question: Does a place appear more hauntingly beautiful when you know it’s disappearing? A longtime sport and commercial fishing hub two hours south of New Orleans, this pancake-flat wisp of land...

Seaside Summer

Jul 21, 2018 | in the news

Seaside Summer – July-August 2018 issue of Louisiana Life Grand Isle is an important part of the River Delta and dwindling Chenier Plain habitats, as well as a popular fishing and birding hub for both residents and visitors BY PAUL F. STAHLS JR. It’s the...