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updated: Tue Jul 08, 2008 09:57 am

Grand Isle News

Local news for Grand Isle, LA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

14 hrs ago | www.legacy.com | McFarland

Obituaries - Paul Callais

Paul Abdon Callais, 39, born in Golden Meadow and a resident of Gonzales, was lost at sea Wednesday, June 25, 2008.

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Sat Jul 05, 2008

Times-Picayune

Short spring season forces crowd of shrimpers into lake

Just after sunrise, the bleary-eyed shrimpers motored into Salt Bayou one after another, ending another night of trawling the mud bottoms in this far-off edge of Lake Pontchartrain.

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Related Topix: Slidell, LA, Dulac, LA, Westwego, LA, Life, Food, Seafood

Wed Jul 02, 2008

Daily World

July 4 weekend is about crabbing and family fun

"I've got a big one here," said Molly looking for me to run over to meet her with the net.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family, Hackberry, LA, Cameron, LA

Sat Jun 28, 2008

NOLA,com

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Westbound traffic on Interstate 10 just past the Claiborne Avenue exit moves slowly as a tow truck operator and members of the New Orleans Fire Department try to remove a dump truck from the median.

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Related Topix: New Orleans, LA, New Orleans Metro

Thu Jun 26, 2008

WWL-AM New Orleans

International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo holds downtown party

The 89th International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo is one month away. The event is trying something new this year: a kickoff party one month in advance, to get people warmed up for the rodeo.

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Related Topix: New Orleans, LA, New Orleans Metro

Mon Jun 23, 2008

NOLA,com

Continue reading "Legislature to wrap up session today"

The Legislature will move into the final hours of the 2008 regular session today with most of its major legislation completed, but with more than 50 bills awaiting a final vote before the 6 p.m. deadline to ...

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Related Topix: Chalmette, LA, Pierre Part, LA, Opelousas, LA, Shreveport Metro

Fri Jun 13, 2008

KSLA-TV Shreveport

Swim warnings posted at most Louisiana beaches

The state health department says bacteria levels are too high for swimming at almost every Louisiana beach.

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Sun Jun 08, 2008

US News & World Report

Dead Zones Grow in the Gulf of Mexico

Each spring, the cycle of death begins anew. Nitrogen and phosphorus, leached from fertilizer, pass from farmland into streams, from streams into rivers - the Mississippi, the Potomac, the Susquehanna - and ...

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science

Fri Jun 06, 2008

NOLA.com

Does high water in the river mean fewer hurricanes?

A look back at the history of Mississippi River levels since 1900 reveals an intriguing fact: In the years when the river swelled, as it did this spring, few hurricanes have hit the New Orleans area.

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Related Topix: Weather, Hurricane Danny, New Orleans, LA

Wed Jun 04, 2008

4 WWL-TV

Rescue workers hope lessons learned from boy's drowning

On boats and surfboards, a helicopter and four-wheel ATVs, police, firefighters and beachgoers searched Saturday for a 6-year-old boy missing in the Gulf of Mexico's surf.

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Related Topix: New Orleans, LA

Mon Jun 02, 2008

NOLA.com

Search under way near Grand Isle for lost boy

Authorities are searching the Gulf of Mexico for a 6-year-old boy who apparently wandered away from his mother around 2 p.m., near Port Fourchon, southwest of Grand Isle.

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Sat May 31, 2008

Times-Picayune

MEETINGS

These government and community meetings are open to the public. To have meetings considered for inclusion, send e-mail to citydesk@tpmail.com with MEETINGS in the subject line or a fax to 826-3007. SKIN CANCER ...

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Related Topix: Bridge City, LA, Gretna, LA, Kenner, LA, Metairie, LA, Westwego, LA

Thu May 29, 2008

Times-Picayune

MEETINGS

These government and community meetings are open to the public. To have meetings considered for inclusion, send e-mail to citydesk@tpmail.com with MEETINGS in the subject line or a fax to 826-3007. MEMORIAL DAY ...

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Related Topix: Bridge City, LA, Gretna, LA, Kenner, LA, Metairie, LA

Tue May 27, 2008

Times-Picayune

Grand Isle aims high with its new gym

An airborne basketball player is an image traditionally associated with the sport.

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Related Topix: FEMA, US News

Sun May 25, 2008

StarTribune

4 hours, 8 miles, 1 feisty fish, 1 shark, 1 diver adrift in gulf

J ohn Anders had been drifting in the Gulf of Mexico for an hour when he realized he was being circled by a shark.

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Related Topix: Belle Chasse, LA

Fri May 16, 2008

The Daily Advertiser

Around Lafayette

“We are relieved to confirm that no injuries were reported and that no customers were in the store at the time. As a safety precaution, the Fresh Market has decided to close the store until further notice while it is being inspected and repaired”

The roof of the Fresh Market, a specialty grocer in River Ranch, was damaged during Thursday's storms, and the company said it will be closed until further notice. via The Daily Advertiser

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Related Topix: Weather, Abbeville, LA, Gueydan, LA

Thu May 01, 2008

Times-Picayune

Senators approve bill to allow regional hurricane deductibles

“Let this bill out (of the Senate) and brace yourselves”

Insurance companies would be authorized to establish regional deductibles for homeowners policies for storm and hurricane claims under a bill passed late Wednesday by the Senate. via Times-Picayune

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Related Topix: Opelousas, LA, Ruston, LA, Metairie, LA

Fri Apr 25, 2008

Louisiana Law Blog

A Vessel Under Construction is (Still) NOT a Vessel

“When is a vessel not a vessel?”

In the recent case of Cain v. Transocean Offshore USA, Inc., et al. , No. 05-300963, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed its long standing decision that a watercraft under ... via Louisiana Law Blog

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Related Topix: US Supreme Court, US News, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Sat Apr 12, 2008

Hurricane Katrina

The Sixth Annual Grand Isle Juried Exhibition/April 12 - 20, 2008

Hurricane preparedness for New Orleans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Excellent, comprehensive coverage of the Hurricane risk to New Orleans with great graphics & links. via Hurricane Katrina

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Related Topix: Arts, Photography

Thu Apr 10, 2008

Times-Picayune

Odds and Ends

New library: Authorized the Purchasing Department to search for companies interested in rebuilding the Lakeshore Library, which is scheduled for demolition. via Times-Picayune

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Related Topix: Jefferson, LA

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