Grand Isle, Louisiana
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| Country | United States | |
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| State | Louisiana | |
| Parish | Jefferson | |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2.1 m) | |
| Coordinates | 29°14′N 90°00′W / 29.233°N 90.000°WCoordinates: 29°14′N 90°00′W / 29.233°N 90.000°W | |
| Area | 7.8 sq mi (20.2 km2) | |
| - land | 6.1 sq mi (16 km2) | |
| - water | 1.7 sq mi (4 km2), 21.79% | |
| Population | 1,541 (2000) | |
| Density | 251.1/sq mi (97.0/km2) | |
| Mayor | David Camardelle (D) | |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) | |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | |
| Area code | 985 | |
 Location of Grand Isle in Louisiana
Location of Grand Isle in Louisiana
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Grand Isle (French: Grande-Île) is a town in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, located on a barrier island of the same name in the Gulf of Mexico. The island is at the mouth of Barataria Bay where it meets the gulf. As of the 2010 census, the town's resident population was 1,296; during summers, the population including tourists and seasonal residents sometimes increases to over 20,000. Grand Isle is statistically part of the New Orleans−Metairie−Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area, though it is not connected to New Orleans' continuous urbanized area.
Grand Isle's main street is the seaside start of Louisiana Highway 1 (LA 1), which stretches 436.2 miles (702.0 km) away to the northwest corner of the state, ending near Shreveport, Louisiana. LA 1's automobile causeway at the west end of the island is the only land access to or from Grand Isle. Direct access to Grand Isle's seat of parish government is 95 miles (153 km) away in suburban Jefferson Parish, which leaves the town somewhat politically isolated.
Grand Isle has been repeatedly pummeled by hurricanes through its history. On average, Grand Isle has been affected by tropical storms or hurricanes every 2.68 years (since 1877), with direct hits on average every 7.88 years. Some of the more severe are listed here.
In 1860 a 6-foot (2 m) storm surge and great winds resulted in the total devastation of the island. In the 1893 Atlantic hurricane season Grand Isle was devastated by a 16-foot (5 m) storm surge. In the 1909 Atlantic hurricane season the island was hit with a second 16-foot (5 m) storm surge. A Category 4 hurricane devastated Grand Isle on 29 September during the 1915 Atlantic hurricane season. Grand Isle was hit by a 3.6-foot (1.1 m) storm surge on 22 August during the 1947 Atlantic hurricane season. In 1956 Hurricane Flossy damaged the island.
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