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Grand Isle's main street is the seaside start of Louisiana Highway 1 (LA 1), which stretches 436.2 miles (702.0 km) away to the northwest corner of the state, ending near Shreveport. LA 1's automobile causeway at the west end of the island is the only land access to or from Grand Isle.
In 1999, the Louisiana Artificial Reef Program created the world's largest artificial reef by area, referred to as Grand Isle #9, from the Freeport Sulfur Mine off Grand Isle. As of 2021 oil companies have taken advantage of the Rigs-to-Reefs program with over 600 platforms converted and over 350 are in Louisiana .
Grand Coteau St. Landry 93001548 Godchaux–Reserve Plantation: January 21, 1994: Reserve St. John the Baptist: 97000967 Gracelane Plantation House: August 29, 1997: Baton Rouge East Baton Rouge: 92000510 Graugnard Farms Plantation House: May 14, 1992: St. James St. James: 82000451 Harlem Plantation House: October 26, 1982: Pointe à la Hache ...
The house sits on former Orange Island, now known Jefferson Island. [3] Jefferson Island, is the first of the famous "Five Islands" of south Louisiana. [2] These islands originate in prehistory when the enormous pressures of the earth forced a site of pure rock salt up from a mother bed, five miles below the surface. [2]
Fort Livingston was a 19th-century coastal defense fort located on Grand Terre Island in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. 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 . [ 2 ]
Visitors come to 160-acre (0.65 km 2) Grand Isle State Park to beachcomb, birdwatch, boat, camp, crab, fish, and sunbathe. [10] [11] The site is rumored to hold the buried treasure of famed 18th century privateers Jean and Pierre Lafitte whose operations were based at the neighboring Grand Terre Island across the Barataria Pass.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.
Grand Isle, a barrier island on the Gulf Coast, part of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Grand Isle, Louisiana, a town located on the island; Grand Isle State Park (Louisiana), a park on the island; Grand Isle, Maine, a town in Maine Grand Isle (CDP), Maine, the primary village in the town; Grand Isle, Vermont, a town in Vermont