Editing Grand Isle, Louisiana (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town covered a total area of {{Convert|7.8|sqmi}}, of which {{Convert|6.1|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1.7|sqmi|km2|sigfig=2}} (20.88%) is water.

===Climate===

Grand Island has a [[Humid Subtropical|humid subtropical]] climate with mild winters and long, hot, humid summers.

{{Weather box |width=auto
|location = Grand Isle, Louisiana
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 83
|Feb record high F = 82
|Mar record high F = 86
|Apr record high F = 91
|May record high F = 95
|Jun record high F = 99
|Jul record high F = 100
|Aug record high F = 100
|Sep record high F = 97
|Oct record high F = 94
|Nov record high F = 86
|Dec record high F = 82
|year record high F = 100
|Jan high F = 63
|Feb high F = 66
|Mar high F = 71
|Apr high F = 77
|May high F = 84
|Jun high F = 88
|Jul high F = 90
|Aug high F = 90
|Sep high F = 87
|Oct high F = 79
|Nov high F = 72
|Dec high F = 65
|year high F =
|Jan mean F = 54
|Feb mean F = 57
|Mar mean F = 62
|Apr mean F = 69
|May mean F = 77
|Jun mean F = 81
|Jul mean F = 83
|Aug mean F = 83
|Sep mean F = 81
|Oct mean F = 72
|Nov mean F = 64
|Dec mean F = 56
|year mean F = 
|Jan low F = 44
|Feb low F = 47
|Mar low F = 53
|Apr low F = 60
|May low F = 69
|Jun low F = 74
|Jul low F = 76
|Aug low F = 76
|Sep low F = 74
|Oct low F = 63
|Nov low F = 56
|Dec low F = 47
|year low F = 
|Jan record low F = 14
|Feb record low F = 12
|Mar record low F = 16
|Apr record low F = 35
|May record low F = 48
|Jun record low F = 50
|Jul record low F = 65
|Aug record low F = 62
|Sep record low F = 52
|Oct record low F = 34
|Nov record low F = 24
|Dec record low F = 10
|year record low F = 10
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 5.1
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.9
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.7
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.2
|May precipitation inch = 4.5
|Jun precipitation inch = 7.2
|Jul precipitation inch = 8.0
|Aug precipitation inch = 7.6
|Sep precipitation inch = 6.2
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.7
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.4
|Dec precipitation inch = 4.7
|year precipitation inch = 
|source = The Weather Channel (Monthly Averages) <ref>{{cite web
 |url         = https://weather.com/weather/monthly/l/USLA0194:1:US
 |title       = Climate Statistics for Grand Isle, Louisiana
 |access-date  = December 7, 2021
}}</ref>
|date=December 2021}}

===Coastal protections===
[[File:Louisiana National Guard (50262865788).jpg|thumb|right|The [[Louisiana National Guard]] and local and state agencies reinforce the exposed Burrito Levee in preparation for hurricanes [[Hurricane Marco (2020)|Marco]] and [[Hurricane Laura|Laura]] in 2020.]]

In 2010, the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers]] installed an artificial levee along the island's southern coast that cost ${{format price|52000000}} and measures {{convert|7.7|mi}} long, {{convert|13|ft}} tall, and {{convert|80|ft}} wide.<ref name="Weather Childs">{{cite news|title=Burrito Levee in Grand Isle, Louisiana, Battered By Multiple Storms|first=Jan Wesner|last=Childs|work=[[weather.com]]|publisher=The Weather Company|date=November 5, 2020|access-date=September 5, 2021|url=https://weather.com/news/news/2020-11-03-grand-isle-burrito-levee-breached-hurricanes-laura-delta-zeta}}</ref> The core of the levee consists of an {{convert|8+1/2x30|ft|adj=mid}} [[geotextile tube]] core that gives the levee its nickname of the "Burrito Levee". The tube is filled with {{convert|760000|cuyd}} of sand pumped from the gulf floor.<ref name="NYT Reckdahl">{{cite news|title=On Grand Isle, a Fragile Spot Off Louisiana, Vast Damage|first1=Katy|last1=Reckdahl|first2=Bryan|last2=Tarnowski|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 5, 2021|access-date=September 5, 2021|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/05/us/grand-isle-louisiana-ida-damage.html}}</ref> In 2017, Jefferson Parish declared a [[state of emergency]] over the levee's disrepair and exposed core.<ref>{{cite news|title= Grand Isle's 'burrito levee' needs emergency repairs, mayor says|first=Littice|last=Bacon-Blood|work=[[The Times-Picayune]]|location=New Orleans|date=April 27, 2017|access-date=September 5, 2021|url=https://www.nola.com/news/politics/article_2fc22f41-76ac-5c6d-980d-fc459ddce8db.html}}</ref> The levee has been damaged by multiple storms, including [[Tropical storms Amanda and Cristobal|Tropical Storm Cristobal]] and [[Hurricane Zeta]] in 2020 and [[Hurricane Ida]] in 2021.<ref name="Weather Childs" /><ref name="NYT Reckdahl" />