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Grand Isle
Louisiana's last inhabited barrier island, setting of The Awakening.
- Population
- 1,005 (2020 census)
- Tarpon Rodeo
- Since 1928
- Ida damage
- 100% of buildings
Then
- 1893
A hurricane's 16-foot surge devastates the island.
- 1899
Kate Chopin, who summered here for over a decade, sets The Awakening on Grand Isle.
- 1928
The Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo begins.
- 2021
Hurricane Ida's eyewall hits on August 29, damaging every building on the island and destroying 40 to 50 percent.
Now
Grand Isle State Park has the only state-run beach on Louisiana's Gulf coast and is one of the few places in the state to surf. The island's “Burrito Levee” has taken a beating from storms since 2020.
Barataria Pass, Caminada Pass and Port Fourchon share this stretch.
14 tide stations around Grand Isle
- Bayou Rigaud, Grand Isle2.4 mi
- East Point, Grand Isle2.6 mi
- Caminada Pass (bridge)3.7 mi
- Barataria Pass3.7 mi
- Mendicant Island, Barataria Bay5.7 mi
- Independence Island5.9 mi
- Quatre Bayous Pass9.5 mi
- Texaco Dock, Hackberry Bay11.8 mi
- Manilla13.2 mi
- Port Fourchon15.3 mi
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- Bastian Island19.8 mi
- East Timbalier Island, Timbalier Bay21.1 mi
- Bayou Chene23.3 mi
- Lafitte, Barataria Waterway30.6 mi