This year’s Miss Grand Isle is ready to represent her community and continue to restore the island.Â
Below you can find upcoming Fishing rodeos in our area for the summer. If there is an upcoming rodeo, but it is not listed below, please email me at ads@tlgnewspaper.com, so I can add it.
The second annual Island Strong Music Fest will be held on July 13-15, 2023 in Grand Isle.Â
Grand Isle, La.—Restore Grand Isle, Grand Isle's newest nonprofit, has partnered with Louisiana artist Caroline Hill to raise awareness of the importance of restoring the island in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. The campaign aims to raise funds to plant trees and native plants across the is…
The Grand Isle Port Commission is pleased to announce that the dredging of Bayou Rigaud has commenced. This dredging project last occurred in 2010 and is critical to the overall commerce of the Grand Isle Port and the Town of Grand Isle.
Last year, Hurricane Ida caused sports at Grand Isle School to be canceled.
Lafourche Parish — The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development reminds LA 1 drivers that cashless tolling operations will resume on September 6, 2022 at noon, following completed repairs made from damage caused by Hurricane Ida in August 2021. The switch to an all-electronic t…
Grand Isle will receive close to $3 million in the latest round of FEMA disaster aid grants given to Louisiana by lawmakers.
The 2022 Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo is now a week in the books, but this year’s rodeo queen said that the memories of this summer's event will live with her forever.
The 2022 Grand Isle Christmas in July Golf Cart Parade rolled today on the island with folks turning out to pass a good time for a good cause.
After decades of planning, hundreds of millions of dollars dedicated and countless thousands of hours of planning and preparation, the start line is finally here for the next phase of the much-anticipated La. 1 elevation project.Â
Company provides $10,800 grant to nonprofit supporting local businessesÂ
GRAND ISLE, La. (AP) — More than half a year after the 150-mph winds of Hurricane Ida battered the Louisiana coast, the Grand Isle School has reopened.
Grand Isle School will resume on-campus learning on March 3.
GRAND ISLE, La. (AP) — A little over five months after Hurricane Ida devastated Grand Isle, Louisiana's barrier island, electricity is fully up and running, the mayor’s office said.
Grand Isle High School has canceled its 2021-2022 basketball seasons due to continued complications from Hurricane Ida.
Grand Isle was hammered by Hurricane Ida — a once in a lifetime storm that dealt a blow that folks there will be dealing with for years.
The Grand Isle School community got rattled by Hurricane Ida. But this past week, members of the school community got back together in the same room and enjoyed one another's company in the Thanksgiving season.
BATON ROUGE, La. – A Disaster Recovery Center is now open at the Grand Isle Multiplex in Grand Isle to help survivors affected by Hurricane Ida. Survivors can get help with their FEMA applications, upload documents and get questions answered about federal disaster assistance.Â
Hurricane Ida is approaching the Gulf Coast, and those wanting to see what conditions look like on Grand Isle will get that chance – as long as conditions allow.
Grand Isle Mayor David Camardelle has issued a voluntary evacuation beginning at 6 p.m. today for the island.
A Grand Isle teen's good deed has earned him a "Caught You" award, and also a gift of kindness paid forward.
A Grand Isle man was found murdered yesterday in Texas. Police have arrested a 47-year-old man for his alleged role in the incident.
Passersby going into Grand Isle will now see something that is sure to catch their eye.
Throughout the summer, Grand Isle will be the host for "Water/Ways", a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian's Museum on Main Street.Â
Christmas is still many months away, but the spirit of the holiday was out in full force this past weekend on Grand Isle.
Grand Isle beach was rocking on the 4th of July weekend. See photos taken from the beach on Saturday – one day before the Independence Day celebration.
The public is invited to visit a new, fun traveling exhibition that will be on view in Grand Isle this summer.
The United States Coast Guard Station in Grand Isle said the island saw strong winds and waters from today's severe weather.The coast guard said there is significant hazard to life and property with flooding and lighting on the island. Mariners are reminded to contact the Coast Guard on VHF-…
The South Lafourche softball team faced off with their friends from way, way down the bayou on Wednesday in a non-district doubleheader with Grand Isle.
Today, a large boat parade was organized on Grand Isle to celebrate both the extended weekend, but also many turned out to show their support toward the re-election campaign of incumbent President Donald Trump.
La. Highway 1 in Golden Meadow is now closed south of the parish's flood protection system.
Grand Isle has elected a new police chief.
A popular Grand Isle business lost its appeal this week and will lose its liquor license for 30 days for violating the state's coronavirus mandates.
The United States Coast Guard Station in Grand Isle is asking vessels to be on the lookout after reports of a "disoriented" vessel taking on water headed toward the island.
A popular, well-established Grand Isle business has temporarily lost its liquor license pending the Louisiana Office of the State Fire Marshal's investigation into a huge gathering this past weekend on the island.
Residents of Grand Isle will be without water throughout the day today after a vessel hit and severed the water line from Lafitte to Grand Isle.
In starting the Blue Boot Rodeo and Foundation, Darby and Nicole Bourgeois said it would all be worth if if they could save just one life from the dangers of drowning.
One of the largest fishing rodeos in the United States is postponing its 2020 ride due to COVID-19.
The Grand Isle Coast Guard Station's search and rescue crew safely rescued a 24-foot vessel that was in distress about 23 nautical miles off the island's coast.
The United States Coast Guard Grand Isle station had a busy Sunday, rescuing a 21-foot Mako with four people on board.
A troubled spot on Grand Isle beach is closed this weekend, in part because of the string of incidents that have occurred on the island this spring.
A Lafourche Parish man was the latest victim of a drowning on Grand Isle in an incident that occurred on Tuesday, according to island police.
Grand Isle took on a lot of water for Tropical Storm Cristobal, but that's not a new occurrence for such a flood-prone area.
The drowning victims on Grand Isle yesterday afternoon were Houma natives, according to the Grand Isle Police Department.
A teenager has died today on Grand Isle from an apparent drowning that occurred just off the island's Memorial Bridge.
The United States Coast Guard Grand Isle Station has dispatched a response boat to the island's rock jetties after reports that multiple people were pulled into the water by rip currents.
The International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo will fish as scheduled in July, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.