Latest Port News
The Grand Isle Port Commission is hiring a new director
Employment Opportunity POSITION TITLE: Executive Director EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Full Time COMPENSATION: Salary and Benefits commensurate with qualifications and experience Grand Isle Port Commission is an autonomous government entity operated under the direction of five...
Millage Renewal on April 9th 2016
Important Millage Renewal for Grand Isle Port on April 9th On April 9, 2016, you will be asked to vote on a Tax Renewal of 5 mills for the Grand Isle Port Commission. We are asking for your help in passing this Renewal. The purpose of the Millage Renewal is to raise...
GRAND ISLE PORT COMMISSION ANNOUNCES DREDGING OF BAYOU RIGAUD
The Grand Isle Port Commission is pleased to announce that the dredging of Bayou Rigaud has commenced. This dredging project last occurred in 2010 and is critical to the overall commerce of the Grand Isle Port and the Town of Grand Isle.
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STAYING CONNECTED WITH THE GRAND ISLE PORT COMMISSION
The port has been working hard to accomplish past and future goals and improvements. We have received long awaited funding through FEMA and other Grant programs to help with the betterment of the port. It is not only our job to the port but also to the community to bring awareness of the importance of our establishment and also to the importance of our dedication in continuing to protect,preserve, restore and build to benifit the growth of Grand Isle.
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Alternative Oyster Culture Anchoring System to be Tested
When many alternative oyster culture (AOC) operations on Grand Isle were damaged during the 2020 hurricane season, Louisiana State University (LSU) researchers and Louisiana Sea Grant (LSG) personnel thought they found a mechanism to help AOC farms defend against tropical storms.
Read the newsletter here: https://www.laseagrant.org
Grand Isle Port Commission hosts Biology students from the University of Louisiana Monroe
University of Louisiana Monroe (ULM) professors, Dr. Kim Marie Tolson and Dr. John Carr, spent a week in June instructing ten Field Biology class students on conducting surveys for plants and animals on various properties in Grand Isle.
Read the press release here: http://grandisleport.com/?p=314
Grand Isle Port Commission Selects new Executive Director
The Grand Isle Port Commission recently appointed Weldon M. Danos as the new Executive Director. Mr. Danos, a native of Raceland, graduate of Central Lafourche High School and resident of Grand Isle has forty-three (43) years of domestic and international experience in the Oil & Gas, Marine, Chemical and Refining Industries.
Read the press release here: http://grandisleport.com/?p=306
Important Millage Renewal for the Grand Isle Port to be held April 9th
This is a renewal of an existing millage and not a new tax, and will benefit the Grand Isle Port Commission. The Grand Isle Port has used the funds raised for acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining, or operating structures, facilities, and services (including economic development) for the Port of Grand Isle.
Juanita Cheramie appointed to Grand Isle Port Commission
NOLA.com, August 17, 2015
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/08/juanita_cheramie_appointed_to.html
New hatchery likely to double oyster production at LSU’s Grand Isle site, be something ‘every citizen in Louisiana will benefit from’
The Advocate, August 13, 2015
http://theadvocate.com/news/13152246-123/opening-of-new-hatchery-expected
New oyster hatchery officially opens on Grand Isle
NOLA.com, August 12, 2015
http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2015/08/oyster_hatchery_grand_isle_ope.html
Oyster farming: Grand Isle test project’s harvest underway
Houmatoday.com, June 10, 2015
http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20150610/ARTICLES/150619967?p=3&tc=pg&tc=ar