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Hurricane Francine Update
As of 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, Mayor David Camardelle has called a mandatory curfew. Grand Isle Police Department will be patrolling and enforcing this curfew. Mayor David CamardelleTown of Grand Isle
Mandatory Evacuation Order Issued
Attention Grand Isle Residents! Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng has just issued a mandatory evacuation for all coastal areas, including Grand Isle. This precaution is due to the life-threatening storm surge expected from Tropical Storm Francine. The storm is...
Tropical Storm Francine
As Tropical Storm Francine enters the Gulf of Mexico and the projected path is Louisiana, Mayor David Camardelle called for a voluntary evacuation as of 11:00 a.m. September 9, 2024. Mandatory evacuation for campers/rv’s, cargo & boat trailers as of 11:00 a.m....
Weather Alert
Low Pressure System (Sept. 6, 2024) Due to a low pressure system affecting the Gulf Coast, the mayor and town council are urging all residents to stay alert and monitor the weather and your surroundings closely. Conditions are expected to worsen as the day progresses....
Louisiana Spotlight episode – “After the Storms”
Check out this month’s Louisiana Spotlight episode – “After the Storms” by LPB with conversations from Mayor David Camardelle and Ronnie Sampey. The full show will also be posted online at www.lpb.org/louisianaspotlight ...
Water Boil Issued for Grand Isle
In conjunction with the Louisiana Department of Health, the Jefferson Parish Water Department is issuing a boil water advisory for Grand Isle as well as the Privateer side of Barataria due to a loss of pressure in the distribution system caused by a broken water main....
Waterline Update
The main waterline coming from Jefferson Parish to our tank in Lafitte has been hit. It is not the waterline coming from Lafitte to Grand Isle. However we will possibly have low water pressure and possibly no water at all. Divers are at the scene now looking. Please...
Grand Isle Beach/Levee Update:
The beach is closed from Pompano Lane to Boudreaux Lane. Callan Marine: The Dredge General MacArthur continues dredging. Callan Marine will have the beach area and crossovers from BOUDREAUX Ln to POMPANO Ln closed at this time. Our current discharge location is...
Rip Currents
Please be careful out there. Recent incidents have our hearts heavy. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families. Everyone needs to be aware of the danger of Rip Currents at the beach. As residents and visitors head to the beach and into the water let's watch out...
Beach Restoration Update
The dredge pipeline currently being assembled along the beach will be used to pump sand along the beach and dune starting at the western end of the beach and moving eastward. We anticipate that they will begin pumping sand in the mid-June 2024 timeframe at the western...