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by | Apr 4, 2020

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....

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

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...

Beach Restoration Update

The Town of Grand Isle would like everyone to know that portions of beach are currently under restoration from damages sustained during Hurricane Ida. We want everyone to enjoy this beautiful area, but we caution that some sections of the beach will be closed...

Important Information about your drinking water

GRAND ISLE RESIDENTS During the majority of the year, chloramine is used to maintain a disinfectant residual in the Grand Isle distribution system. For a short period this year, the system will conduct a conversion from chloramine to free chlorine beginning on January...

Important Census Announcement

The results of the most recent United States Census confirm that the residents of Grand Isle have maintained a sufficient population to keep “town” status. There is absolutely no truth to any rumor that there has been a population decline that affects the status of...

Fifi Island Restoration Project – Public Meeting

There will be a public meeting regarding the Fifi Island Restoration Project on Thursday August 17, 2023 from 11am-12pm at the Grand Isle Multiplex Center at 3101 LA-1, Grand Isle. Notice: Notice of Public Engagement meeting for GIILD’s Fifi Island Restoration...