Apr 14, 2020 | news/updates
Previous emergency ordinance and declaration is hereby amended to allow camp owners and their immediate families access to and limited use of their property beginning Monday, April 20, 2020 and non-resident camp owners shall provide the police department with contact...
Apr 13, 2020 | news/updates
Last week the town of Grand Isle took strategic measures to protect the lives, health and well being of its citizens, residents and those sheltered in place in Grand Isle due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. After Emergency Declarations at the municipal, parish, state and...
Apr 9, 2020 | news/updates
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...
Apr 3, 2020 | news/updates
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...
Apr 2, 2020 | news/updates
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...
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...
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...
Jan 20, 2015 | in the news
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...
Jan 20, 2015 | in the news
All kinds of folks—from quiet birders to rowdy rodeo fishermen—enjoy this island outpost Written by Jyl Benson Grand Isle State Park is the only state-owned-and-operated beach on the Louisiana Gulf Coast. Were it not for the sparse, spooky ruins of the 160-room Ocean...
Oct 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
From Country Roads Blog… It’s amazing how much can change in a year. Last April, we visited Grand Isle for the annual Migratory Bird Festival, an event the whole island embraces as residents open their yards to birding enthusiasts. The island was bustling...
