Hundreds of Louisiana irises were just planted in Grand Isle — and they’ll bloom in few weeks
March 2, 2021, The Advocate, by Halle Parker, Staff Writer More than 500 giant blue Louisiana irises rescued from a plot slated for development have found a new home in the wetlands along the Nature Conservancy’s Lafitte Woods Preserve nature trail in Grand Isle....
Grand Isle makes the New York Times’ 2020 list of places to go
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
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...
Camping at Grand Isle State Park
Written by Kristy Christiansen Sleeping under the stars and other grand adventures on a barrier island beach. The wind was roaring through our open windows as we passed the guard’s gate at Grand Isle State Park and slowly made our way back to the sparsely populated...
