Island Storms in the Media

Gathered by Victoria Savoy, photo editor

Hurricane Ida is not the first, nor will it be the last storm to hit Grand Isle. As a barrier island, Grand Isle has been the target of many storms through the years.

National and local media have covered these storms, leaving a record to tell the story of Grand Isle’s inseparable history with storms.

Hurricane Ida

Previous Storms

October 6, 1893
September 22, 1909
August 17, 1915
September 25, 1956
September 25, 1956
October 2, 1956
September 13, 1965
September 7, 1974
September 8, 1974
August 8, 1984
July 19, 1997
September 20, 1998
September 17, 2005
September 28, 2005
November 11, 2005