Grand Isle State Park (Louisiana) Explained
Grand Isle State Park, lies at the eastern tip of Grand Isle, a barrier island in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, U.S.A. Grand Isle is the only inhabited barrier island in the state.[5]
The park has been seriously affected in the past by Hurricanes Katrina, Gustav, and Ike. However, much of Grand Isle State Park has been renovated. Beach restoration in the area is ongoing.
The area has a long-standing reputation as one of America's best fishing spots with access to over 300 species of fish.[6] At one time, the park's fishing pier was especially popular, but it was destroyed in 2005 by Hurricane Katrina and had to be repaired.[7] [8] An observation tower provides fine views of the surrounding coastal scenery. Visitors come to 160acres Grand Isle State Park to beachcomb, birdwatch, boat, camp, crab, fish, and sunbathe.[9] [10]
The site is rumored to hold the buried treasure of famed 18th century privateers Jean and Pierre Lafitte whose operations were based at the neighboring Grand Terre Island across the Barataria Pass.[11] [12] The legend of the rougarou also is told as part of the area's history.[13]
On May 22, 2010, the beach was closed due to oil contamination from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.[14] On May 3, 2011, a portion of the beach reopened.[15] On June 26, 2011, volunteers, organized by the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, planted 1,600 black mangrove trees along the coast to prevent erosion.[16]
It was named in 2020 to The New York Times' List of 52 Places to Go which noted that the site "may soon vanish" and faces one of the world’s highest rates of relative sea level rise.
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- Book: Louisiana Almanac: 2006-2007 . May 31, 2006 . Frois . Jeanne . Calhoun . Milburn . Pelican Publishing . 17 . 978-1-58980-306-0 . 58.
- Web site: Make a Weekend Stop to Grand Isle State Park . July 6, 2011 . Gumbo Entertainment Guide . Houma, Louisiana . April 11, 2012 . Nestled in the northeastern portion of the only inhabited barrier island in the state, Louisiana purchased the 150-acre park in 1968. .
- Web site: Facebook - Grand Isle State Park . April 11, 2012 . The park was purchased in 1968 by the State. . Office of State Parks, Department of Culture Recreation and Tourism.
- Web site: March 29, 2023 . Fiscal Year 2024 Executive Budget Review Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism . Louisiana House of Representatives.
- Web site: StackPath . offshore-mag.com . April 2, 2020 . May 25, 2020.
- Book: DeHaan, Vici . State Parks of the South: America's Historic Paradise ; a Guide to Camping, Fishing, Hiking, & Sightseeing . 1996 . Big Earth Publishing . 978-1-55566-167-0 . 193 . en.
- Web site: Grand Isle's recovery from Katrina nearly complete . Writer . NIKKI BUSKEY Staff . Houma Today . en . May 25, 2020.
- Book: Cajun Country . 1992 . 138. Pelican . 9781455601752 .
- Web site: Grand Isle State Park, a Louisiana State Park . stateparks.com . May 25, 2020.
- News: 52 Places to Go in 2020 . en-US . The New York Times . January 8, 2020 . May 25, 2020 . 0362-4331.
- Web site: Heart of Louisiana: Descendants of Jean Lafitte . fox8live.com . February 16, 2011 . en-US . May 25, 2020.
- Web site: Lafitte and His Barataria Pirates, New Orleans, extenstive historical content. . storyvilledistrictnola.com . May 25, 2020.
- Book: Wiederhold, Art . Hunter: Undead Reckoning . June 2011 . Trafford Publishing . 978-1-4269-7212-6 . en.
- Web site: BP May Attempt to Plug Oil Leak With Mud Next Week (Update2) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100525185013/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-05-22/bp-may-attempt-to-plug-oil-leak-with-mud-next-week-update2-.html . May 25, 2010.
- Office of State Parks . May 3, 2011 . Portion of Grand Isle State Park Beach Reopens . May 12, 2011.
- News: Volunteers help renew Grand Isle Park . June 27, 2011 . June 27, 2011 . The Daily Comet . Lafourche Parish, Louisiana . Rodriguez . Maya.
