Editor's Note: "Louisiana Literature" highlights recently published books from area authors. Retired postal carrier Elson Trahan Jr., of Cut Off, has written "Remembering Grand Isle: A Memoir." The ...

The fifth annual Island Strong Music Festival will take place in Grand Isle from Thursday, July 16, through Saturday, July 18 ...

Elizabeth Robinson enters a cool, damp room with fluorescent lights and dozens of large plastic bags holding liquid ranging from pastel yellow to dark rust. It's not the typical image associated with ...

GRAND ISLE, La. — "As long as there is one grain of sand on Grand Isle, we are going to plant the American Flag. We are not going anywhere.” So says a sign on the wall of Grand Isle Mayor David ...

A new $3 million oyster hatchery officially opened Wednesday (Aug. 12) on Grand Isle that allows for more oyster seed and larvae production to make Louisiana's oyster grounds more resilient to future ...

GRAND ISLE, La. (WGNO) — Grand Isle is slated to host the International Tarpon Rodeo Thursday, July 24 through Saturday July 26. According to Jefferson Parish officials, The Tarpon Rodeo is a fishing ...

NEW ORLEANS — Grand Isle, Louisiana is getting its first oyster processing plant as oysters farmed off the coast gain more popularity. ‘Grand Isle Jewel’ oysters are grown using a modern method called ...