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Hurricane Delta Update
UPDATE October 10, 2020: As of 8:30 a.m. mandatory evacuation has been lifted. LA Hwy 1 is open coming to Grand Isle with some debris in places. Curfew is also no longer active. Some lanes on the north side and areas in Chenier still has water from high tide.
Hurricane Delta
Due to the possibility of Hurricane Delta, Mayor David Camardelle called a voluntary evacuation as of 11:00 a.m., October 7, 2020. A mandatory evacuation will be at 6:00 a.m., October 8, 2020. Full curfew will be in force October 8, 2020 at 8:00 p.m.
Grand Isle convoy will stop before dark today
Chief Scooter Resweber has been keeping in touch with Lafourche Parish law enforcement and LA State Trooper. As of 1:00 p.m. today a ONE WAY convoy will start at the Golden Meadow flood gate moving south to the Leeville toll booth. Then from the Leeville toll booth...
Job Opening at the Grand Isle Port Commission
Mayor Camardelle’s update- Sept. 15, 2020
Mandatory evacuation Sunday, September 13, 2020
Voluntary Evacuation
Mayor David Camardelle called a voluntary Evacuation asking campers/ RVs and boats to evacuate as of 8:00 a.m., September 13, 2020 due to the possibility of Tropical Storm Sally coming close to Grand Isle and causing coastal flooding.
Mandatory evacuation has been lifted
Mandatory evacuation is now lifted. Highway 1 coming into Grand Isle is now cleared and open. Please be aware that on some streets in Grand Isle there may be some water still in low lying areas. Town of GrandIsle outside crew is still working hard to get pumps in...
Grand Isle orders mandatory evacuation as twin Tropical Storms approach
Mayor Camardelle is issuing a mandatory evacuation order as of 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, August 23, 2020. Curfew will be in effect at 9:00 p.m. on August 23, 2020. Evacuation center is Raceland Recreation Center located at 221 Recreation Drive, Raceland, LA.
Voluntary Evacuation
Mayor David Camardelle has called a voluntary evacuation and is asking that campers/ RV's and boats to evacuate as of 1:00 p.m., August 22, 2020 due to the possibility of Tropical Storm Marco and Tropical Storm Laura coming close to Grand Isle and causing coastal...