The Demolle House-a historic vacation rental

08/30/2026

August 30, 1974
Today in 1974 Fort Livingston near Grand isle was was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In the early 19th century, Grand Terre Island was the home to pirates under the command of Jean Lafitte. These pirates were forced to leave the island after the War of 1812 so the U.S. government could build a coastal defense fort. The fort was named after Edward Livingston who had held positions as Mayor of New York City, U.S. Senator from Louisiana, and U.S. Secretary of State under President Andrew Jackson. Plans for the fort by Lieutenant H. G. Wright called a trapeziform stronghold surrounded by a wet ditch and by outworks on the land side. The walls were constructed of cemented shell, faced with brick, and trimmed with granite. The fort was never complete. Today, the remains of the fort are only accessible by boat.

08/28/2026

08/13/2026

Check out this wonderful update on the Grand Isle dunes from CRCL!🌱🌊

Back in November, the CRCL and volunteers came to Grand Isle to plant 25,000 plugs of dune grass along a two-mile stretch of beach. Eight months later, we’re thrilled to see the grass healthy and growing!

These dunes play an important role in reducing erosion, providing storm protection, and creating valuable coastal habitat.

A special thank you to CRCL, the volunteers, and everyone who helped make this project a success! Your efforts are helping create a stronger, more resilient Grand Isle coastline for years to come. Thank you!
Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana

08/10/2026

🎃 MARK YOUR CALENDAR — SPOOKY ROLL IS HAPPENING! 👻
Get ready to get spooky on Grand Isle!
📅 Saturday, October 17, 2026
⏰ 12:00 PM
📍 Grand Isle
The Spooky Roll is a private event open to the public and is not sponsored, organized, hosted, or backed by the Town or Town officials.
Grab your crew, pick your costumes, decorate your golf cart, side-by-side, car, truck, or whatever you ride, and get ready to roll around the island! 🧙‍♀️🦇
Participating local businesses will serve as stops along the way, with the opportunity to offer games, specials, discounts, prizes, and plenty of Halloween fun. A Spooky Roll map featuring participating stops will be released as soon as possible.
The goal is simple: have a great time and support Grand Isle businesses! ❤️
👻 Ghosts, vampires, witches, zombies, skeletons, pumpkins—or something completely crazy—anything goes. Just have fun with it!
Local businesses interested in becoming a stop should reach out to the event organizer.
🎃 SPOOKY ROLL 2026 — LET’S GET SPOOKY & ROLL! 🎃

08/08/2026

Yes, Louisiana has beaches, and Grand Isle has been drawing people to the Gulf for generations.

Sitting on a barrier island along Louisiana's coast, Grand Isle feels completely different from the cities, forests, and bayous found farther inland. Here, life has always revolved around the water.

Fishing is a huge part of the island's identity. Generations of commercial fishermen, shrimpers, recreational anglers, and charter captains have worked these waters. The community is also closely associated with the Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo, a Louisiana fishing tradition dating to 1932.

But you don't have to hold a fishing rod to appreciate Grand Isle.

There are beaches to explore, incredible sunsets over the Gulf, migratory birds to watch, and that unmistakable feeling of being at the very edge of Louisiana.

Grand Isle State Park provides access to the area's coastal environment and gives visitors a close look at a barrier island ecosystem that plays an important role along Louisiana's shoreline.

Life here has never been easy. Hurricanes and coastal erosion have repeatedly battered Grand Isle, sometimes causing devastating destruction. Yet residents have rebuilt again and again.

That resilience has become part of the island's identity.

For many Louisiana families, Grand Isle isn't simply another vacation destination. It's where grandparents taught grandchildren to fish, where families spent summer weekends, and where memories were made around camps, boats, beaches, and seafood.

You can find bigger beaches elsewhere along the Gulf Coast.

But you won't find another Grand Isle.

This little strip of Louisiana carries an enormous amount of history, tradition, and coastal culture.

08/05/2026

08/04/2026

Email from Grand Isle Check out what's happening! Grand Isle Summer 2026 Newsletter Grand Isle, LA Dear Friends, As another busy summer comes to a close, I want to sincerely thank everyone who helped