Grand Isle, Louisiana

Grand Isle is a town located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, on a barrier island of the same name. The island is at the mouth of Barataria Bay where it meets the Gulf of Mexico. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,541; during summers, the populations increases to over 20,000.

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Town - Jefferson Parish, Louisiana - Barrier island - Barataria Bay - Gulf of Mexico - 2000 census

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Grand Isle's only land connection to the mainland is via an automobile causeway bridge which connects it to southern Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.

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Automobile - Causeway - Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

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Grand Isle State Park, on the east end of the island, is the only state-owned and operated beach on the Louisiana Gulf Coast, a beach frequented by people from the Greater New Orleans area.

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Grand Isle State Park - Beach - Gulf Coast - Greater New Orleans

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