JEFFERSON PARISH, La. (WGNO) — It’s been a “traumatic” Memorial Day weekend, one ending in a 13-year-old boy drowning at the Grand Isle Beach on Saturday afternoon, May 25. “Please use caution when ...

The beach in Grand Isle is open for public use, town officials announced Tuesday, for the first time since Hurricane Ida barreled into Louisiana nearly seven months ago, decimating the island town and ...

The island’s lure dates back centuries, to the earliest days of the Chitimacha tribe, who fished in its Gulf waters. The ...

According to the Town of Grand Isle, the beach is back open following months of recovery from Hurricane Ida. "Beach days are back! The Grand Isle beach is open," the town said in a Facebook post. 12 ...

GRAND ISLE, La. — UPDATE: The Grand Isle Police Department has confirmed that the body of the drowning victim has been recovered. Few details on the recovery are available as this is a developing ...

The Grand Isle Police say the body of the 13-year-old who drowned at Grand Isle beach washed up on shore Sunday morning.Police say a 13-year-old boy drowned while at the Grand Isle Beach on Saturday.

GRAND ISLE, La. — The 13-year-old boy who drowned in Grand Isle on Saturday was identified as Mario Oveido Jr. on Tuesday, according to the Grand Isle Police Department. Police and the Coast Guard ...

An oil sheen that washed ashore on Grand Isle beach this weekend has been cleaned up, allowing a three-mile stretch of shoreline to reopen to the public, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.Crews sopped ...

GRAND ISLE, La. (WVUE) - A 13-year-old drowned at a Grand Isle beach on Saturday around 3 p.m., according to police. Grand Isle Police Chief Scooter Resweber said the Coast Guard took over the search ...

WE START TONIGHT WITH BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW OUT OF GRAND ISLE, WHERE POLICE CONFIRM THAT A 13 YEAR OLD BOY DROWNED FOUND IN THE AREA. WE’RE TOLD IT HAPPENED AROUND 245 THIS AFTERNOON, RIGHT BEHIND ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. GRANDE ISLE, La. (WGNO) — On April 12, the ...

This article first appeared in the Sept. 10, 2004, edition of The Times-Picayune. For more fishing top spots, check out our interactive map, above. Grand Isle's long, sandy beach might be the favorite ...