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by | Apr 4, 2020

Daily updates

Daily meetings regarding restoration efforts have been moved to 6:00 pm. Public updates will be posted after meetings on the town's website and Facebook page.

Hurricane Ida Update

Today, Town Officials and Emergency Operations Leaders met to discuss the progress of restoration efforts. The grounds teams have been working to get LA 1 cleared and have made significant progress. The remainder of LA 1 that still needs to be cleared ranges from...

Daily Hurricane Ida Update

Mayor, Town officials, Street department, JPSO, GIPD, GIVES, GIFD, DOTD, National Guard, and US Army met this morning to discuss progress. As of today, we are still in the sand removal phase. Currently La 1 towards the East End of the island is closed to being...

Hurricane Ida Updates

Town officials and leaders met with DOTD, National Guard, and JPSO to discuss progress and plan of action. At this time we are currently into the sand removal phase to get La 1 cleared for safe passage.   There is a lot of heavy equipment covering La 1 which makes it...

Tropical Storm Ida voluntary evacuation

As Tropical Storm Ida enters the Gulf of Mexico and the projected path is Louisiana, Mayor David Camardelle called a voluntary evacuation  as of 6:00 p.m. August 26, 2021. All campers/ rv's and boats need to evacuate. Grand Isle School is cancelled  August 27, 2021....

Storm Advisory

First priority for the Town of Grand Isle elected officials is the safety for all. Town officials are not issuing a voluntary or mandatory evacuation at this time. Please be aware and be prepared to experience the following. 1.) You may experience high winds that may...

Electricial and Drainage update

Electricial update: Entergy is replacing two broken poles that feed the Grand Isle Substation. Weather permitting they will be able to energize Grand Isle Substation that feeds the back east side of the island by this evening. Drainage update: Most areas are dry and...

Covid-19 vaccine in Grand Isle

March 3, 2021 Jefferson Parish and Ochsner are teaming up again with providing the Covid-19 vaccine. Any resident here in Grand Isle that meets the guidelines below and wishes to get their 1st round, please call Janet Scardino at 985-787-3196 to schedule your vaccine....

COVID-19 Testing

Testing for the Covid-19 virus will be done again here in our community. Ochsner will be coming to the Grand Isle Community Center on January 27, 2021 from 9 AM to 1 PM.

Grand Isle Independent Mardi Gras Parade

After much discussion the mayor and town council have decided to cancel our Independent Mardi Gras Parade. The governor still has strict guidelines in place for the COVID-19 virus and as a small community that is now suffering more than ever with the virus, everyone...

Grand Isle Council Meeting 1/12/21

Town of Grand Isle Council Meeting that is schedule for 1-12-2021 will be conducted ZOOM, live stream. If you need to address the council, you will need to make your request by 1-8-2021, 10:00 a.m. at 985-787-3196. A brief explanation of your request is also needed....

Hurricane Zeta Update

Today Entergy will start energizing the lines from Fourchon to Grand Isle. We are asking everyone to have patience for the lineman that have been going street to street to check the lines. The regular garbage pick up is back on schedule. Debris removal will start by...

Please slow down on Louisiana Highway 1

Please slow down for our Entergy workers so they can do their job and get our electricity up and running. They come from other states and leave their families and want to be able to go home to their families. We received a call from their supervisor and he stated that...

Hurricane Zeta Update

Debris pick-up will take place on Monday, November 9. When cleaning up storm debris please:  Keep construction and vegetation separate. Place items as close to the street as possible. Nothing will be picked up on private property. Do not place items near power lines...