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• Grand Isle deemed 'uninhabitable' after sustaining impact from Hurricane Ida Play Video

  September 3, 2021 8:00 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Grand Isle, a Louisiana town known for its campsites, trails, and fishing spots, has long been a vacation spot for Louisiana natives. But after Hurricane Ida brought 150 mph winds to the popular vacation site on Sunday, August 29, the town was demolished and Jefferson Parish... more »

• Hard hat of missing Seacor Power crewmember washes ashore in Texas

  May 14, 2021 2:39 PM

  PORT ARANSAS, Texas - A hard hat belonging to a member of the Seacor Power lift boat that capsized off the coast of Louisiana last month was found hundreds of miles away on a Texas beach. The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed Friday to KATC that the headgear was found... more »

• Coast Guard rescues two fishermen from waters near Grand Isle

  March 24, 2021 10:43 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - Early Wednesday (March 24) morning, the Coast Guard rescued two fishermen from a sinking vessel three miles south of Grand Isle. Personnel with Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a notification around 2 a.m. that a 60-foot fishing vessel, P-Omo-IV, with two individuals onboard was beginning... more »

• Gov. Edwards to continue tour of Zeta-impacted areas; over 300,000 remain without power Play Video

  October 30, 2020 7:35 AM

  BATON ROUGE - As of Friday (Oct. 30) morning, over 300,000 are without power across Louisiana, with the majority of outages in Jefferson Parish where over 150,000 are awaiting electricity. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards is scheduled to join fellow officials and lawmakers in a Friday morning tour of... more »

• Man who tried to rescue children from riptide in Grand Isle dies two days later

  June 9, 2020 10:18 AM

  GRAND ISLE - A man who waded into a dangerous riptide off Grand Isle Beach in hopes of rescuing two children has passed away. According to The Advocate , 33-year-old Terrell Miller was pronounced deceased as a result of complications associated with drowning Sunday at West Jefferson Medical Center... more »

• Louisiana student hopes to choose name of NASA's new Mars rover Play Video

  January 23, 2020 7:38 AM

  GRAND ISLE - NASA is continuing its exploration of Mars with a new robotic rover that has yet to be christened, and a Louisiana student is hoping to be the one who names the exploratory robot. NASA opened the opportunity to students around the country, inviting them to submit... more »

• Grand Isle asks people to evacuate ahead of Nate

  October 5, 2017 1:00 PM

  GRAND ISLE – The popular camp and fishing community along Louisiana's Gulf Coast has called for a mandatory evacuation. The city said it issued a state of emergency Thursday and asked people to consider leaving ahead of tropical system Nate, which is forecast to enter the Gulf and likely... more »

• LA 1 flooding along coast Play Video

  June 21, 2017 11:30 AM

  LEEVILLE – Video recorded Wednesday morning showed water flooding parts of La. 1 between Houma and Grand Isle. Water was seen covering the highway in the communities of Leeville and Golden Meadow. The communities are in Lafourche Parish, which was one of the first local governments to declare a... more »

• WATCH: Flooded streets but sunny skies in Grand Isle as Cindy lingers Play Video

  June 21, 2017 10:14 AM

  GRAND ISLE – Sun peeked through the clouds and for a moment Wednesday, the Louisiana coast was almost picture perfect minus some street flooding. Video and pictures shared with WBRZ from a viewer in Grand Isle showed a mix of clouds and rain and sometimes sunshine. Though, water was... more »

• Body of drowned man found; 2nd in three days on Grand Isle

  June 7, 2016 11:48 PM

  GRAND ISLE - The body of a missing swimmer was found Wednesday morning, hours after he went under the water and did not resurface. The body of Diogenes Zuniga was found about 100 feet off the beach, WWL TV reported . Both the local police chief and parish coroner... more »

• Woman contracts flesh-eating bacteria while fishing near Grand Isle

  June 7, 2016 4:15 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - A New Orleans woman has contracted a flesh-eating bacteria while fishing in the Gulf of Mexico near Grand Isle. WDSU-TV reported Kelly Blomberg contracted v ibrio vulnificus when she was surf fishing off of the beach last month. Blomberg said she was walking in the water.... more »

• Coast Guard finds body of missing man near Grand Isle

  April 25, 2016 12:34 PM

  NEW ORLEANS- The Coast Guard completed their search for a missing fisherman near Grand Isle Tuesday night. The man missing was 25-year-old Larkeis Durell Bradford. A good Samaritan located Bradford's body on the beach near Grand Isle on Tuesday around 7:30 p.m. According to the Coast Guard, he... more »

• Coast Guard rescues unconscious boater

  September 1, 2015 5:47 PM

  GRAND ISLE - The Coast Guard said their Grand Isle crews rescued an unconscious boater who went aground on a marsh flat Tuesday morning. A spokesperson for the USCG Eighth District said officials in New Orleans were notified by someone who saw an unconscious person in a 17-foot aluminum... more »

• Coast Guard member accused of sexual assault

  August 31, 2015 6:37 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Coast Guard officials said a general court-martial will be convened Tuesday in New Orleans for a Coast Guard member accused of sexual assault, adultery and other violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The Coast Guard said Petty Officer 2nd Class Gregory E. Cooper faces... more »