Island Industry
By Alaina Pitre, staff writer Grand Isle, Louisiana, is home to several industries including oil, seafood and fishing, tourism and several types of recreation like surfing and birding. Over time, natural and historical factors have caused significant shifts in these industries. Located on the Gulf of Mexico, fishing and seafood are two prominent industries on […]
The People
by Jonathan Eastwood, features editor When hearing about people from another area or culture, it can be easy to forget that they are regular, ordinary humans. The people of Grand Isle form a strong, close-knit community. They work, play, and live together on the island. The residents know each other and are friendly to visitors. […]
Liz Watkins
Grand Isle, Louisiana What is your favorite memory from Grand Isle? “I have so many. We started back in the 60’s with my family. My favorite memory, now that my kids are grown with their own families, are thanksgiving, Easter, and the 4th of July. They all come down and visit us to do beach […]
Dex Duet
Thibodaux, Louisiana What is your favorite memory from Grand Isle? “I think my favorite memory was later in life, actually right before Ida hit. There was like a four-month span, I live in Thibodaux currently but I like to visit from time to time cause it’s close to my hometown, but every time I would […]
Rachel Hebert
Schriever, Louisiana What is your favorite memory from Grand Isle? “My favorite memory was about five years ago when we went on a big family trip, we rented a huge cabin and we tried to do some offshore fishing and the weather was too bad, but we fished off the dock and we spent lots […]
Tina Boudreaux
Thibodaux, Louisiana What is your favorite memory from Grand Isle? “My favorite memory of Grand Isle was [when] I was a young girl, and we would go floundering in the bay. My dad was walking in the bay floundering, and there was a hole that we didn’t see and he fell in the hole. It […]
Robert Collins
Grand Isle, Louisiana What is your favorite memory from Grand Isle? “I’ve lived here all my life. I loved growing up here and fishing.” What is Grand Isle’s biggest loss from Ida? “The major loss that nobody wants to say is that the land is going to become so expensive to live on. The people […]
Dylan Leblanc
Grand Isle, Louisiana What is your favorite memory from Grand Isle? “My favorite memory from Grand Isle is hunting with my grandparents when I was younger and getting to do it every weekend when we weren’t at school.” What is Grand Isle’s biggest loss from Ida? “Grand Isle’s biggest loss is probably the people. We’ve […]
Walter Theriot
Grand Isle, Louisiana What is your favorite memory from Grand Isle? “Hunting and fishing with my kids, with my parents and all that when I was younger” What is Grand Isle’s biggest loss from Ida? “Lot of old buildings we lost. We had memories that we grew up with that I remember when I was […]
Joseph Boudreaux
Raceland, Louisiana Boudreaux is originally from Grand Isle What is your favorite memory from Grand Isle? “My most favorite memory is being able to crab. Another one was from when I was much younger. I’d take a 12-foot plywood boat with about 24 inches across and I would travel the beaches of Grand Terre with […]