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Why hasn't there been Grand Isle development?
Posted on 9/26/17 at 8:20 am
Posted on 9/26/17 at 8:20 am
Spent 3 nights in NOLA recently (didn't get shot) and had an extra night so we decided to go to Grand Isle for a night
Had a few beers at Artie's, had a good meal at the Starfish and stayed at the Blue Dolphin, about 50 yards from the beach. The wife and I took a cooler and lawn chairs to the surf and sat for hours and never saw anyone else. We had total privacy, like our own beach. Granted this was a Wed night
Just curious why Grand Isle hasn't been developed like most other beaches up and down the coast i.e. condo's, resorts etc Local ordinance, shallow surf? I couldn't see any negatives, granted we didn't get in the water. Just wondering why everyone goes to Gulf Shores, Fl etc when this beach is much closer.
Had a few beers at Artie's, had a good meal at the Starfish and stayed at the Blue Dolphin, about 50 yards from the beach. The wife and I took a cooler and lawn chairs to the surf and sat for hours and never saw anyone else. We had total privacy, like our own beach. Granted this was a Wed night
Just curious why Grand Isle hasn't been developed like most other beaches up and down the coast i.e. condo's, resorts etc Local ordinance, shallow surf? I couldn't see any negatives, granted we didn't get in the water. Just wondering why everyone goes to Gulf Shores, Fl etc when this beach is much closer.
This post was edited on 9/26/17 at 8:26 am
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Posted on 9/26/17 at 8:22 am to ThruThickandThin
You go to fish and get drunk
Posted on 9/26/17 at 8:22 am to ThruThickandThin
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Just curious why Grand Isle hasn't been developed like most other beaches up and down the coast i.e. condo's, resorts etc Local ordinance, shallow surf?
Ugly beaches.
Posted on 9/26/17 at 8:24 am to ThruThickandThin
the beach is brown brah. so is the water.
Posted on 9/26/17 at 8:25 am to ThruThickandThin
Pretty ugly water and beaches and even trashier locals than anywhere to the east along gulf coast.
Plus they are losing beach to to sinking or sea rise so everything will get leveled with the next decent sized hurricane that hits
Plus they are losing beach to to sinking or sea rise so everything will get leveled with the next decent sized hurricane that hits
Posted on 9/26/17 at 8:27 am to ThruThickandThin
Been going to Grand Isle for 20+ years. The sand is sub par and the water smells like dead fish. Unless you love fishing there's no reason to go down there. Especially when touristy beaches are only about 3 hours from NOLA.
Posted on 9/26/17 at 8:29 am to ThruThickandThin
It's good as is.
Could use another restaurant or two.
Could use another restaurant or two.
Posted on 9/26/17 at 8:29 am to ThruThickandThin
You don't go to Grand Isle to bring the family to the beach and swim in the water so there's no demand for nice condos and a lot of infrastructure.
Posted on 9/26/17 at 8:30 am to ThruThickandThin
The beach is gross. Water is gross.
Locals are the worst white people on earth.
I go there to fish and drink/cook at camp
Nothing more
Locals are the worst white people on earth.
I go there to fish and drink/cook at camp
Nothing more
Posted on 9/26/17 at 8:35 am to Cosmo
Grand Isle makes Galveston look like Cabo
Posted on 9/26/17 at 8:37 am to Dire Wolf
Who would to develop on an island where the residents are assholes to the outside world?
Posted on 9/26/17 at 8:41 am to Janky
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Who would to develop on an island where the residents are assholes to the outside world?
United Arab Emirates
Posted on 9/26/17 at 8:44 am to ThruThickandThin
The beach and water being ugly as sin has a lot to do with it.
Posted on 9/26/17 at 8:52 am to Brazos
The eatin' at Hurricane Hole though baw
Posted on 9/26/17 at 8:54 am to ThruThickandThin
I grew up with my family having a camp down there. Had it since the 50's and lost the entire thing to Katrina. My dad, who loved to fish, hasn't been back since.
Going back recently, I had a blast. I don't know why there isn't more development down there but I hope it stays that way. Go down there during the Tarpon Rodeo and you'll wanna go back every year.
Going back recently, I had a blast. I don't know why there isn't more development down there but I hope it stays that way. Go down there during the Tarpon Rodeo and you'll wanna go back every year.
Posted on 9/26/17 at 8:56 am to ThruThickandThin
Beach is great for fishing but not so great for bikinis.
I've been thinking about getting on the government tit and moving down there. Hustle up some cash money work and live the good life.
I've been thinking about getting on the government tit and moving down there. Hustle up some cash money work and live the good life.
Posted on 9/26/17 at 8:57 am to notiger1997
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Plus they are losing beach to to sinking or sea rise so everything will get leveled with the next decent sized hurricane that hits
there are camps that have been standing for 30+ years yet you are predicting that the next "decent" hurricane will level everything?
Posted on 9/26/17 at 8:59 am to ThruThickandThin
Because you'd ruin it
Posted on 9/26/17 at 9:00 am to ThruThickandThin
Visibility in the water: Zero
The waves on the beach: Caused by Edison Chouest boats
The waves on the beach: Caused by Edison Chouest boats
Posted on 9/26/17 at 9:01 am to ThruThickandThin
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Why hasn't there been Grand Isle development?
Besides the obvious issues of aesthetics of the water and beach, there is also the problem of travel. There is only one way in and one way out.
Not to mention the plethora of near shore oil rigs and the active commercial fishing industry (more beauty issues). Minor spills can shut down the beach, and I was down there once when a fishing boat lost a lot of its catch somehow and thousands of menhaden washed ashore.
No one wants any of that in a resort setting.
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