My uncle was the “old man” of the Coast Guard station in Grand Isle. So many memories driving from DC for vacations in the 70’s. He, his wife & my brother have pasted in recent years. Holding those memories close. Praying for the people of Grand Isle.
We were stationed there as well in 1981-83. My hubby was "The Chief". Our kids had a ball living there and running wild. I was sitting out on the rocks behind the housing one day when a dolphin swam by pretty close . Turns out it was a female and she turned back and came about eight feet from me. She rolled up on her side and had a baby nursing. It was like she was showing me her baby. One of the best memories of my life.
So, you would have been there not too many years later. Uncle Fred had an amazing sense of humor. One time he asked my little brother if he remembered to pull up the stairs. Really had him going over alligators being able to get through the door. Now they are all gone, hope they build back soon so others can make their memories.
totally agree,, thing is that the more built on near the beaches the more destruction will be because with earth is soooo bad therefore never know what mother nature will do,,, very sad
Agreed most are summer homes, vacation rentals, etc. Looks like much of the sand has been moved. Some of it just erased. Ty for sharing good drone flight skillz. :
Unless you are a permanent resident and live in your home for at least 75% of the year, then you should not be allowed to rebuild. Its time to start thinning out these areas and letting them go back to being the buffer for these big storms like they once were.
I am very sorry for all those folks who lost their homes. I have a place on the water, and I would be heartbroken to see it destroyed. Human life is far more important than "stuff"... but it is still a painful loss. Best wishes from Massachusetts.
Depends if the codes changed. Hurricane proof coded house over old fort built ones. That's what I'm interested in. This was pretty close too Cat 5 when it hit. By just 7 mph. You can see the one with a couch cover still on it. That all happened at one gust. No way that cover stays on in sustained one. One big blast
We can only hope that this time around, the decision is made to abandon the town to the elements and relocate the inhabitants inland and to higher ground. It’s time to stop rebuilding these extremely vulnerable towns.
@@Patrick_Ross I was thinking that same thing, just level that area, help the residents relocate and plant mangrove and call it a day cause it seems like it’s only going to continue to happen
Very similar views to the towns in the Florida panhandle after Hurricane Michael - some buildings completely gone except for the pilings, and others terribly wrecked but still identifiable. And palm trees mostly intact and standing.
After Hurricane Charley street after street here in Orlando was covered with downed oak trees.some of them more than 150 years old .yet the palm trees were still standing.
@@williambrightman3786 Palm trees can survive extremely high winds because, unlike others like oaks, palms have very little surface for wind or water to push against. A large tree composed of branches and leaves, in contrast, has a lot of surface that gets pushed against, which causes damage or pushes the entire structure over. A palm has one skinny trunk and a crown of limited size. Its leaves are flexible instead of rigid, and the trunk can flex as well. Instead of trying to fight against wind, a palm can move with it.
At the end of the day, this "isle" is nothing but a sand bar. Amazing how some homes were obliterated and some, basically untouched or minimal damage. Prayers!
"Prayers"? What good did prayer do for those people? Nothing is more worthless than "hopes & prayers" when ACTION is what is needed. #1. Stop building homes on SAND BARS!
They are vacation rental homes with hefty insurance premiums. It's a profit for the owners. They will build again and wait for another hurricane to wipe it out.
Just using screws instead of nails goes a long way. Notice how many white metal roofs survived and some blew off in sectional pieces. Done right, a metal roof works. Building code should be round or octagonal houses only and beef up materials and construction techniques.
I drove through Mexico Beach, FL two years after a cat 4 struck and they were still rebuilding! These folks have a long road to recovery ahead. God speed.
I live in Panama City.Hurricane Michael was actually upgraded to a cat 5.Mexico Beach, Tyndall Air force base, and Panama City are all still rebuilding.
@@steveking7116 we were the guys woth all the Gaston trucks doing Bay county cleanup that storm was to me very unique worst i seen in my time of clean up hope yall are getting it bk to normal from Gainesville Fl 😎💪
I love the people from Louisiana, when I truck drove they were like aunts and uncles moms and dads feeding me and being nice. I'm not educated enough to even know what you do if this happens. Sure pray that God inspires the good to help there.
What about those of us like me that makes our living from these waters that cannot afford to go live 2 hrs away n run back n forth everyday I get to the boat at 4:30am n most days i dont get home till 7/8pm tack on another 3/4 hours driving time to that and i’d never see my family
@@0711rusty The people saying stuff like that guy is are just ignorant with a superiority complex. They've never done anything in life so they like to show the comment section how much smarter they are than those "dumb idiots" who live on the shoreline. Never see people say this when there's places destroyed by wildfires or tornados or earthquakes. That guy can go kick rocks.
@@Alexander_Grant shoreline, river meander and swampland are often very small areas with a high risk that you can avoid easily . Wildfires,tornadoes and earthquakes are extremly rare but can appear widespread, so no reason to not build in those areas.
VERY few people stayed I know one older gentleman stayed and survived (his footage is wild) but only family fled only to get flooded In a hotel in Lafouch.
Stop 🛑 the madness and move, I say they shouldn’t be allowed to rebuild, Again and again infinity ♾ there’re a lot of places to live inland on this beautiful earth 🌎
@@doglady9334 FEMA provides low interest loans to rebuild, not handouts. And you can’t get any of that unless it is your primary residence. If your vacation home is damaged and you are underinsured, you eat it. No one helps you out. The only assistance from FEMA was they didn’t charge us to scrape the remains of our house into the pile with the rest.
@@peterl3417 24 residents and 20 something first responders either chose to not evacuate or couldn’t evacuate. As far as I know no loss of life has been reported from grand isle
I would love to live near the water and hear the sound of the waves everyday. Who wouldn't? I guess the reason I don't is because I would not want to lose my belongings, my home and possibly my life every few years. No thanks. It's not worth it to me.
What amazes me are some of the homes appear untouched. Even good buildings couldn’t withstand that kind of force. I’m sure they are all water damaged and the foundations have been compromised but still intact, wild. Thanks for the great footage.
In the opening flight my dad's camp was on touro lane all camps but two are left standing 1st camp on street is newer and raised, my uncles is last camp and it's 70 yo camp and raise. Looks like a tornado wiped out all the camps on that street nothing left. My dad's camp which was 50 yo survived many hurricanes but being in the eyewall for 3 hours put our family's camp into Camanada Bay. All family is safe and no damage too our homes but our fishing, trawling, summer home will be greatly missed. The memories can't be taken away. Thanks you for this Drone footage
I will donate every spare dollar I have to help , when meteorologists say widespread catastrophic destruction. They mean, Widespread catastrophic destruction.
Thats very nice of you man if u donate jus make sure its a small organization and they explain where every dollar goes because for katrina we didn’t get nothing from alotta these so called helping organizations Which is seriously fckd up I don’t know how those mfrs sleep at nite stealing like they do
I'm always in awe looking at the destruction and aftermath in the wake of hurricanes. Not to mention the lives lost as well!! I suppose we all have to respect mother nature. Prayers and goodwill to all of Ida's victims
definitely giving me flashbacks of Hurricane Sandy when it hit the jersey shore when I lived there. Houses floated off their foundations, only piling left and half homes standing.
Some people in south Florida learned long ago to construct concrete dome homes on 15-20 foot pilings above ground. Those homes have survived many hurricanes, except for the occasional window breakage.
Gteat drone footage of Grand Isle. A bit hard to watch, it's one of my favorite places in Louisiana, along with New Orleans. It breaks my 💔 to see such devastation. Cleanup and rebuild. It's a way of iife. Lessez les bon temps rouler!
This is the most graphic footage of the situation that I have seen yet. It drives the destruction home more than any of the big news networks. The photographer and the pilot are both extremely talented.
Amazing amount of sheer wall construction remaining. This is when you panel the wall studs with plywood before laying the finished sheetrock over the ply. This in essence turns the wall into an extremely sturdy box beam. To destroy that takes enormous force.
My heart goes out to all the families down south even to the families who lost loves ones during this hurricane. I cant even imagine going thru something like this. Living up northern Louisiana we was blessed because Ida was close by us but thank God everybody was okay. I would not rebuild in Grand Isle its like you are taking a big risk with these storms especially down south.
It's so hard to figure out where do you start to clean up this mess. So depressing, a challenge that the residents face. May good spirits good luck and God work with you.
The footage made possible by “droning - tech”, that should NOT be restricted to anyone...Our prayers to our brothers and sisters and may God have mercy on us all...
@@richarddrum9970 ......the newer drones have GPS BUILT IN WHICH PROHIBIT FLYING WITHIN A CERTAIN NUMBER OF MILES TO AIRPORTS, FEDERAL BUILDINGS and AIR SPACE HEIGHT RESECTIONS ....THIS FOOTAGE AND EDITING WAS EXCELLENT BTW,!
People act surprised which is odd to me because when you build a house feet away from the water where throughout history many hurricanes blown in, well...
The only way for people to live in buildings built to the new standard is to have them blown away. A house built to modern building codes is only as strong as the house next to it.
My heart breaks for all those that lost everything in the hurricane..🙏🏼 The amount of destruction is hard to comprehend…until you see it first hand..😢💔
I remember the thoughts going through my mind when live radar showed this island take a direct hit . . . this looks like CAT 5 damage territory to me. As a weather buff I must say - this was a beautiful storm!
Beautiful from the outside! Going through it here in houma was one of the scariest things I’ve been through. I wasn’t able to evacuate because of my senior dog with bad arthritis, but after that terrifying storm I will make damn sure we find a way to leave!
@@jane1385 Yes, Houma also took a direct hit and glad to hear you weathered what must have been a horrific experience. These storms are more frequently blowing up to major hurricanes in the gulf on short notice. My advice - evacuate first . . . ask questions later - Best regards and a quick recovery to you and yours.
I just read this: “Officials there said up to 40 people refused to evacuate Grand Isle despite a mandatory evacuation, choosing to ride out the storm there as gusts of up to 180 mph hit the Louisiana coastline.” I pray that this is untrue.
Because some of us work on boats or fish for a living and in order to find a place far enough that doesn’t risk a chance of being leveled is 2-3 hrs away
Seeing this 1 year later, as a Louisiana resident it hurt me to the core that my favorite vacation spot got destroyed and became unrecognizable. I haven't heard yet how much of the island recovered and how many camps got rebuilt.
amazed how some homes are still intact & some were completely obliterated, as if they never existed! guessing it goes to the construction & strength of the build; hoping everyone is safe, beautiful drone work, albeit sad.
Reminds me of a tornado where one house is pretty much leveled to the slab but the one next door doesn't even have a shingle missing from the roof...I saw a documentary on one of the discovery channels years ago on hurricane Andrew after it tore up Florida in the early 90's about how there are swirling winds within the main straight line winds in the bands and eye wall of a hurricane.
If that were true most of them would still be standing. Even so, the improved codes only account for new construction, not those that were already grandfathered in. At least, not until its mandated by their insurance company.
Excelente video.!!! Pero , de una gran tristeza!😥😢😢😢 Desde Uruguay un cariño enorme a todas esas persona que allí viven. Fuerza queridos amigos💪💪💪💪💪😘😘😘😷
We had a tornado here in Dallas about 2 years ago. Living, driving or even walking through The aftermath feels like a haunted movie- months down the line- because of the daily remnants of the storm. Its like an eerie feeling In the air
Should get a before picture from Google maps and compare. I can’t imagine what it looked like before.The place is demolished unfortunately sad I feel terrible for the people.✊
Because these buildings are summer homes for Fishing and the insurance companies will pay enough to repair the damage. And it probably won't happen again for another 20-30 years
I've been to Grand Isle. I can't imagine why anyone would want to live there. Fishing? Working on an oil rig? Naw---no excuse.. It's a sand bar sitting in a swamp. The gulf is very shallow there, with few pitiful waves and the ugliest beaches you've ever seen. I don't know how many miles out you have to go to get into water with any depth. Plus it continues to get destroyed by hurricanes.
I seen something similar on a Shampoo bottle , Hurricane , rebuild repeat , Hurricane , rebuild repeat Hurricane , rebuild repeat Is it because the Hurricanes have different names and people think that it's OK to rebuild in the same place , or being up on stilts make you feel safe , I remember 3 days before this Hurricane was to hit, everyone was warned , but the people stayed , but the house decided to leave , but only after the Hurricane came through
People are saying "don't build on the water". As someone who lived 20 ft from the water on a breach way (which is the water that runs from the ocean into a giant saltwater pond) living on the water is paradise. The gorgeous sunrises and sunset, the different types of wildlife, the smells good and bad (low tide), there is just something magical about it. I regret moving from that tiny cottage on the water... I would never be able to afford it now. My state says it's worth $700,000 for 400 sq ft. I can't even imagine what the insurance is on it now.
I just can't believe this is real....how do you even wrap your mind around this kind of devastation? Unreal. I feel so bad for everyone who was in the pathos this storm....how do you even begin to rebuild ....
@@greauxdevil9270 Really? Do you mean people who lived there? I mean the number who stayed to ride out the hurricane. When I was following last night, I didn't see anything about so many. I did see a concerning communication from the Sheriff, and then they lost contact. So, do you know what happened to them? Just about everything is gone or damaged. I don't know where they could have sheltered.
Look how poorly built many of those structures are. Single, long walls - THIN - with no interior supports. I get these are summer/beach/vacation homes, but if there was better building codes, some of these may have faired better. PS - I am a home inspector.
Well a wall of water 15' high and winds topping 150 mph, not to mention what was pushed with the wall of water as potential battering ram. That is an unfair statement to make. I respect that you are a building inspector as you tell it but come on man.
@@reggieguidry3937 Reggie - just look at those walls. Essentially, those houses are dock on top of stilts with walls that seem to be barely attached to the floor and very little internal structure. Once the roof even bows, the walls fall and the entire thing washes away. The pole and the floor should all be concrete to start with. At this point, they should take a bulldozer through there and just return it to a big beach.
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My uncle was the “old man” of the Coast Guard station in Grand Isle. So many memories driving from DC for vacations in the 70’s. He, his wife & my brother have pasted in recent years. Holding those memories close. Praying for the people of Grand Isle.
🙏 bless
We were stationed there as well in 1981-83. My hubby was "The Chief". Our kids had a ball living there and running wild. I was sitting out on the rocks behind the housing one day when a dolphin swam by pretty close . Turns out it was a female and she turned back and came about eight feet from me. She rolled up on her side and had a baby nursing. It was like she was showing me her baby. One of the best memories of my life.
So, you would have been there not too many years later. Uncle Fred had an amazing sense of humor. One time he asked my little brother if he remembered to pull up the stairs. Really had him going over alligators being able to get through the door. Now they are all gone, hope they build back soon so others can make their memories.
What beautiful memories you have. Hugs. Prayers for everyone. This storm was a monster.
@@catherinelitterell1263 yes the Dolphins there are the most friendly ones you can find
Truly sad to see. I spent a lot of my summers as a kid in Grand Isle. Prayers and thoughts with everyone affected. Thanks for sharing.
Moral of the story, don't get too attached to your beach house on the Gulf coast.
totally agree,, thing is that the more built on near the beaches the more destruction will be because with earth is soooo bad therefore never know what mother nature will do,,, very sad
@@964964limkyung There are beach areas that aren't in direct paths of hurricanes, but these are not those beaches.
Yes let’s stop 🛑 this, move on move this stupid cycle 🌪 🏡
not even beach houses smh 🤦🏼♀️
Agreed most are summer homes, vacation rentals, etc. Looks like much of the sand has been moved. Some of it just erased. Ty for sharing good drone flight skillz. :
Hope every one is okay and save too,
They said there is 6 foot of sand from ocean there.
Unless you are a permanent resident and live in your home for at least 75% of the year, then you should not be allowed to rebuild. Its time to start thinning out these areas and letting them go back to being the buffer for these big storms like they once were.
@@ginadelsasso288 THIS!
@@ginadelsasso288 you are so right!! Those of us living in Louisiana are still paying for Katrina!!
Btw, great drone footage. Sad about the destruction.
I am very sorry for all those folks who lost their homes. I have a place on the water, and I would be heartbroken to see it destroyed. Human life is far more important than "stuff"... but it is still a painful loss. Best wishes from Massachusetts.
Hello 👋 greetings
Most if not all, are not homes. They're just vacation rentals or beach homes.
@@ThatOneWeirdGal well that’s a good thing. At least those people are not left homeless.
@@iampatricemeeks Yes, I'm sure the cost of having to rebuild is worth a headache tho.
Sending prayers to them all
We feel blessed riding out that storm in baton rouge..our prayers are with everyone that experienced such a great loss
Some of those houses had a lot better builders than others
I noticed more hip roofs survived intact, while most gabled roofs failed. Something to consider in rebuilding.
Some was taken by tornadoes inside the hurricane n nothing can withstand tht
I seen it for katrina everywhere a tornados passed had nothing left
Depends if the codes changed. Hurricane proof coded house over old fort built ones. That's what I'm interested in. This was pretty close too Cat 5 when it hit. By just 7 mph. You can see the one with a couch cover still on it. That all happened at one gust. No way that cover stays on in sustained one. One big blast
@@a.barker7792 If codes were updated to mandate hip roofs, there might be less total destruction. Maybe.
@@mwhite6522 I'm sure this will be a huge case study on what worked and failed.
Soo extremely sad!! So many memories and homes lost!! God give these people the strength to endure this pain!
So horrible for the people who have lost their homes. Twice in 16 years, unreal.
We can only hope that this time around, the decision is made to abandon the town to the elements and relocate the inhabitants inland and to higher ground. It’s time to stop rebuilding these extremely vulnerable towns.
@@Patrick_Ross your gonna always have that minority
What’s more horrible is insisting as a mortal human this place is your home…
Yeah, who knew living practically at or below sea level out on a swamp in prime hurricane territory could be so destructive.
@@Patrick_Ross I was thinking that same thing, just level that area, help the residents relocate and plant mangrove and call it a day cause it seems like it’s only going to continue to happen
It is amazing how some houses and decks look like it was not touched and everything around them destroyed!
Right
Very similar views to the towns in the Florida panhandle after Hurricane Michael - some buildings completely gone except for the pilings, and others terribly wrecked but still identifiable. And palm trees mostly intact and standing.
I think there is a lot to learn from palm trees.
After Hurricane Charley street after street here in Orlando was covered with downed oak trees.some of them more than 150 years old .yet the palm trees were still standing.
@@williambrightman3786 Palm trees can survive extremely high winds because, unlike others like oaks, palms have very little surface for wind or water to push against. A large tree composed of branches and leaves, in contrast, has a lot of surface that gets pushed against, which causes damage or pushes the entire structure over. A palm has one skinny trunk and a crown of limited size. Its leaves are flexible instead of rigid, and the trunk can flex as well. Instead of trying to fight against wind, a palm can move with it.
@@hebneh They are designed for the tropical conditions in which hurricanes come often.
At the end of the day, this "isle" is nothing but a sand bar. Amazing how some homes were obliterated and some, basically untouched or minimal damage. Prayers!
Yes, we should notice 💯❤
That is exactly what I said. Those homes held high regard for GOD, I would be willing to bet all I have!
Those homes held a high regard for concrete and steel.
"Prayers"? What good did prayer do for those people?
Nothing is more worthless than "hopes & prayers" when ACTION is what is needed.
#1. Stop building homes on SAND BARS!
@@sheilachambers6671 God said to build your house on a firm foundation
Don't build back by the water.
I can't even imagine having to deal with that.
My heart hurts for those people.
They are vacation rental homes with hefty insurance premiums. It's a profit for the owners. They will build again and wait for another hurricane to wipe it out.
Look back. Man has always built his civilizations next to water.
Hello Graham 👋 how are you doing today?
@@tonyamosig5775 You're right and the rest off us picks up the tab in our premium.
Most of these are vacation rentals/homes.
Kudos to the people who built the houses that survived.
Those are the ones who broke all the zoning laws when building . Couse if you build by zoninge and code your home will not survive a hurricane.
Survived??? Even the ones still standing are a loss.
Hopefully, there's the house that will SALE.
@@charlesyates6687 Only if you built at code. Going beyond is what is needed.
Just using screws instead of nails goes a long way. Notice how many white metal roofs survived and some blew off in sectional pieces. Done right, a metal roof works. Building code should be round or octagonal houses only and beef up materials and construction techniques.
I’m living the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, 30 miles north of Grand Isle. Our community is devastated, she showed no mercy.
I pray you guys stand strong hope your all okay
Great drone flying, and I liked the stop sign close up to the wide scope of the whole block.
Nice drone skills. Those bent pilings at 2:13 show how strong this storm was.
You would have to have a before to compare to.....
I drove through Mexico Beach, FL two years after a cat 4 struck and they were still rebuilding! These folks have a long road to recovery ahead. God speed.
I was there for hurricane Michael and was the main cleanup contractor it was a disaster this one i hope is not as bad we head out soon!
I live in Panama City.Hurricane Michael was actually upgraded to a cat 5.Mexico Beach, Tyndall Air force base, and Panama City are all still rebuilding.
@@steveking7116 we were the guys woth all the Gaston trucks doing Bay county cleanup that storm was to me very unique worst i seen in my time of clean up hope yall are getting it bk to normal from Gainesville Fl 😎💪
@@freedomfamily1358 we truly appreciate all the help.
When this video began I thought it looked a lot like pictures of Mexico Beach after Hurricane Michael.
I love the people from Louisiana, when I truck drove they were like aunts and uncles moms and dads feeding me and being nice. I'm not educated enough to even know what you do if this happens. Sure pray that God inspires the good to help there.
Thank you for the compliment. I'm from New Iberia, Louisiana.
It looks like it's pretty well gone, never rebuild along the shoreline or close to it.
It'll all be rebuilt in a year from now
Where its most beautiful?
What about those of us like me that makes our living from these waters that cannot afford to go live 2 hrs away n run back n forth everyday
I get to the boat at 4:30am n most days i dont get home till 7/8pm tack on another 3/4 hours driving time to that and i’d never see my family
@@0711rusty The people saying stuff like that guy is are just ignorant with a superiority complex. They've never done anything in life so they like to show the comment section how much smarter they are than those "dumb idiots" who live on the shoreline. Never see people say this when there's places destroyed by wildfires or tornados or earthquakes. That guy can go kick rocks.
@@Alexander_Grant shoreline, river meander and swampland are often very small areas with a high risk that you can avoid easily . Wildfires,tornadoes and earthquakes are extremly rare but can appear widespread, so no reason to not build in those areas.
The one thing I don't see is cars! I'm hoping that's a sign of heeding the warning to evacuate.
VERY few people stayed I know one older gentleman stayed and survived (his footage is wild) but only family fled only to get flooded In a hotel in Lafouch.
Hard to watch this … sending , love & prayers to my neighbors in Louisiana… blessings from NJ🙏🏽❤️🥺🇺🇸
Excellent photography young drone pilot! TY!
Total and complete devastation ....sadly more hurricanes are coming to us soon...Thanks for the drone footage 🤠
Living ocean front is a guaranteed new house every 10 years at the expense of people paying property insurance
If insured by or replaced by FEMA, we ALL pay.
Stop 🛑 the madness and move, I say they shouldn’t be allowed to rebuild, Again and again infinity ♾ there’re a lot of places to live inland on this beautiful earth 🌎
@@doglady9334 FEMA provides low interest loans to rebuild, not handouts. And you can’t get any of that unless it is your primary residence. If your vacation home is damaged and you are underinsured, you eat it. No one helps you out. The only assistance from FEMA was they didn’t charge us to scrape the remains of our house into the pile with the rest.
make it up as you go huh ? oh excuse me ; where do you get your stats ?
Not every ten years we just had five hit a year a ago in a row..
I'll be shocked if there isn't further loss of life after seeing this video. Absolutely horrific.
This is exactly what I was thinking. I heard while it was going on that there were a few people that wouldn’t evacuate. I hope to god that’s wrong 😥
Hopefully most of the people were evacuated. This Hurricane was one of the most powerful in the Gulf history and only slightly weaker than Katrina
@@peterl3417 24 residents and 20 something first responders either chose to not evacuate or couldn’t evacuate. As far as I know no loss of life has been reported from grand isle
@@taylorsmith5103 That's great news! I'm really happy that everyone is safe and sound 👍
Why anyone would rebuild there again is beyond me. It's an uninhabitable strip of land destined to go through this every couple years in the future.
Some people just love to live near water at any cost, even if it costs them their lives.
I would love to live near the water and hear the sound of the waves everyday. Who wouldn't? I guess the reason I don't is because I would not want to lose my belongings, my home and possibly my life every few years. No thanks. It's not worth it to me.
@@roxanneschortemryer6890 The sound of waves and the roaring thunder is two different things.
Insurance payoffs
@@shirley9209 Yes I get that fact. Thanks.
What amazes me are some of the homes appear untouched. Even good buildings couldn’t withstand that kind of force. I’m sure they are all water damaged and the foundations have been compromised but still intact, wild. Thanks for the great footage.
U know Phyllis, that the work of the Lord, does ALMIGHTY ring a bell.
Thank you for the footage, reality check. Also no loud annoying music just watching.
In the opening flight my dad's camp was on touro lane all camps but two are left standing 1st camp on street is newer and raised, my uncles is last camp and it's 70 yo camp and raise. Looks like a tornado wiped out all the camps on that street nothing left. My dad's camp which was 50 yo survived many hurricanes but being in the eyewall for 3 hours put our family's camp into Camanada Bay. All family is safe and no damage too our homes but our fishing, trawling, summer home will be greatly missed. The memories can't be taken away. Thanks you for this Drone footage
Great footage! IDA left one Huge mess behind her. I wouldn't want to "Ride the storm out"
I will donate every spare dollar I have to help , when meteorologists say widespread catastrophic destruction. They mean, Widespread catastrophic destruction.
The people who own these buildings have plenty of money
Yea help rebuild ... For the next one to hit.
Thats very nice of you man if u donate jus make sure its a small organization and they explain where every dollar goes because for katrina we didn’t get nothing from alotta these so called helping organizations
Which is seriously fckd up I don’t know how those mfrs sleep at nite stealing like they do
Yeah they better have insurance or not live that close to the ocean
Do be scammed. This is where the government should help and they do
I'm always in awe looking at the destruction and aftermath in the wake of hurricanes. Not to mention the lives lost as well!! I suppose we all have to respect mother nature. Prayers and goodwill to all of Ida's victims
Because of the major flood events, wildfires and now this, our INSURANCE RATES are GOING UP folks.
Tell that to the willfully ignorant idiots who deny climate change
definitely giving me flashbacks of Hurricane Sandy when it hit the jersey shore when I lived there. Houses floated off their foundations, only piling left and half homes standing.
Some people in south Florida learned long ago to construct concrete dome homes on 15-20 foot pilings above ground. Those homes have survived many hurricanes, except for the occasional window breakage.
Gteat drone footage of Grand Isle.
A bit hard to watch, it's one of my favorite places in Louisiana, along with New Orleans.
It breaks my 💔 to see such devastation.
Cleanup and rebuild.
It's a way of iife.
Lessez les bon temps rouler!
This is the most graphic footage of the situation that I have seen yet. It drives the destruction home more than any of the big news networks. The photographer and the pilot are both extremely talented.
Amazing amount of sheer wall construction remaining. This is when you panel the wall studs with plywood before laying the finished sheetrock over the ply. This in essence turns the wall into an extremely sturdy box beam. To destroy that takes enormous force.
My heart goes out to all the families down south even to the families who lost loves ones during this hurricane. I cant even imagine going thru something like this. Living up northern Louisiana we was blessed because Ida was close by us but thank God everybody was okay. I would not rebuild in Grand Isle its like you are taking a big risk with these storms especially down south.
Heartbreaking! My family and I went and spent spring break there in 2020. It was magical and we want to come back. Hope everyone made it out safely
Sad for the people that lived there. Great video though. Thank you.
The Panel Board for walls is perplexing for the ocean front.
I saw that and said WTF
Lots of cheap trailer houses out there, just put on piers. They blow away, they replace them.
It's so hard to figure out where do you start to clean up this mess. So depressing, a challenge that the residents face. May good spirits good luck and God work with you.
The footage made possible by “droning - tech”, that should NOT be restricted to anyone...Our prayers to our brothers and sisters and may God have mercy on us all...
CEPT for TALIBANS....
And restricted to those who choose unwisely to fly them within runway approaches at airports, not cool.
this FAA registration number is nonsense
I’m just wandering ?! We’re are all the part the house is at??.
@@richarddrum9970 ......the newer drones have GPS BUILT IN WHICH PROHIBIT FLYING WITHIN A CERTAIN NUMBER OF MILES TO AIRPORTS, FEDERAL BUILDINGS and AIR SPACE HEIGHT RESECTIONS ....THIS FOOTAGE AND EDITING WAS EXCELLENT BTW,!
People act surprised which is odd to me because when you build a house feet away from the water where throughout history many hurricanes blown in, well...
The only way for people to live in buildings built to the new standard is to have them blown away. A house built to modern building codes is only as strong as the house next to it.
Marinas excepted.
Great drone footage. This is so unreal. A boat on a second floor, oh my!!!I could not return, the memories would haunt me.
This video reminds me so much of Isle of Palms, SC after Hugo in 1989. Prayers for all those impacted by this destructive storm
My heart breaks for all those that lost everything in the hurricane..🙏🏼 The amount of destruction is hard to comprehend…until you see it first hand..😢💔
Excellent footage. Sad for all the loss.
Excellent footage - prayers for LA❤️🩹
Thanks for sharing your drone footage. 😊
I prayed for Grand Isle to survive. I would think about going down to help rebuild. Don't let Grand Isle go.
Richie Rich
How are you doing today Diana?
@@KelvinChifo27Goodmorning is your wife name Siana bye
Let it go! Holy crap it's like they wanted to live in the ocean! What a crazy place to build a "summer home".
@@vengence3079 let's just get connected and talk in private
Prayers to all those who lost a loved on during this time 🙏 ❤
Very good drone video work. It shows amazing destruction. Thoughts with these property owners.
Beautifully filmed! I hope it gets a billion views. How can anyone prepare for this?
Don’t live there.
Mainly by watching the news/weather and leaving in time. It's not like hurricanes sneak up on you like a tornado.
God, help Louisiana.
Best builder advert is their company name on roof of a surviving house .
Well done Brett@LivestormsMedia 🙌
Excellent footage work , great job .
I remember the thoughts going through my mind when live radar showed this island take a direct hit . . . this looks like CAT 5 damage territory to me. As a weather buff I must say - this was a beautiful storm!
It actually was a category 5 172mph winds before land fall they just refused to call it one.
@@CaptainDayne I expect NOAA will agree in time.
Beautiful from the outside! Going through it here in houma was one of the scariest things I’ve been through. I wasn’t able to evacuate because of my senior dog with bad arthritis, but after that terrifying storm I will make damn sure we find a way to leave!
@@jane1385 Yes, Houma also took a direct hit and glad to hear you weathered what must have been a horrific experience. These storms are more frequently blowing up to major hurricanes in the gulf on short notice. My advice - evacuate first . . . ask questions later - Best regards and a quick recovery to you and yours.
thanks for all you do. stay safe
You sure can fly that drone. Great video thanks for sharing
Curious how a few homes look pretty much intact while their neighbors are destroyed….luck of nature or newer building codes at work?
I just read this: “Officials there said up to 40 people refused to evacuate Grand Isle despite a mandatory evacuation, choosing to ride out the storm there as gusts of up to 180 mph hit the Louisiana coastline.” I pray that this is untrue.
I can believe it as a new Orleans native ... I don't live there anymore too many hurricanes and crime underpaid as well
Heard lots about GI but never got there. Thank you for your efforts!
Hello Louis 👋
I just can't understand why people would have houses built on the water
Because they're not houses they are fishing camps
They are summer vacation houses
Because some of us work on boats or fish for a living and in order to find a place far enough that doesn’t risk a chance of being leveled is
2-3 hrs away
@@0711rusty THIS.
@@0711rusty Sure, that's more than understandable but first tell me how many of these houses are inhabited by fisherman 365 days of the year.
Seeing this 1 year later, as a Louisiana resident it hurt me to the core that my favorite vacation spot got destroyed and became unrecognizable. I haven't heard yet how much of the island recovered and how many camps got rebuilt.
amazed how some homes are still intact & some were completely obliterated, as if they never existed! guessing it goes to the construction & strength of the build; hoping everyone is safe, beautiful drone work, albeit sad.
Reminds me of a tornado where one house is pretty much leveled to the slab but the one next door doesn't even have a shingle missing from the roof...I saw a documentary on one of the discovery channels years ago on hurricane Andrew after it tore up Florida in the early 90's about how there are swirling winds within the main straight line winds in the bands and eye wall of a hurricane.
Look at how many houses are still standing. Is this a testament to the improved building codes?
If that were true most of them would still be standing. Even so, the improved codes only account for new construction, not those that were already grandfathered in. At least, not until its mandated by their insurance company.
Excelente video.!!!
Pero , de una gran tristeza!😥😢😢😢
Desde Uruguay un cariño enorme a todas esas persona que allí viven.
Fuerza queridos amigos💪💪💪💪💪😘😘😘😷
How horrific for those people. Homes, businesses, communities, livelihoods gone. Not counting the loss of life.
Prayers for those folks.
Dear God please help these people to have resources they need. In Jesus name I pray Amen.
🤣
Need money not fake prayers...
Imagine building houses out of fucking wood when you're right at the coast of a hurricane prone area...
America you confuse the fuck out of me.
My heart goes out to our Louisiana neighbors. Prayers to all from Texas!!!😢🙏😞
I went to Grand Isle every summer as a kid. Many fond memories
excellent drone video
its amazing you can have one house completely destroyed and 10 feet from that you have a house completely intact
Props to the boat storage shed @3:52. Not only is it standing, it still has boats in it that look to be in good shape.
Amazing footage the likes of which have not been seen before drones. Which aircraft did you use?
How terrible. May God have mercy on all that are struggling with this loss.
Looks just like Mexico Beach, FL after Michael!! Prayers for all and hopefully they can rebuild back! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
I drove through Mexico Beach 2 days ago...still rebuilding 3 years later.
It is so beautiful living next to the water. Having a boat nearby ready to go. Until this...
We had a tornado here in Dallas about 2 years ago. Living, driving or even walking through The aftermath feels like a haunted movie- months down the line- because of the daily remnants of the storm. Its like an eerie feeling In the air
Should get a before picture from Google maps and compare. I can’t imagine what it looked like before.The place is demolished unfortunately sad I feel terrible for the people.✊
Not surprised.
Why would you build such paper-thin lightweight houses in a regular hurricane area?
Because these buildings are summer homes for Fishing and the insurance companies will pay enough to repair the damage. And it probably won't happen again for another 20-30 years
To save on cost? How many people do you know that live in bunkers?
They are summer vacation houses that have to be rebuilt every 20-30 years either due to age or hurricane damage anyway
For the FEMA money.
Where do you even start to clean up?
So sad the devastation this hurricane caused, may god give u all strength to move forward
Blessings to those that lost everything 💯🙏😇
I've been to Grand Isle. I can't imagine why anyone would want to live there. Fishing? Working on an oil rig? Naw---no excuse.. It's a sand bar sitting in a swamp. The gulf is very shallow there, with few pitiful waves and the ugliest beaches you've ever seen. I don't know how many miles out you have to go to get into water with any depth. Plus it continues to get destroyed by hurricanes.
It makes no sense to rebuild there.
Most of these buildings are fishing camps few people actually live in Grand Isle.
@TrumpHITLERJesus Christ GFYAD
@TrumpHITLERJesus Christ 🤔😂🙄😬
@@MargDBX that sounds interesting
I seen something similar on a Shampoo bottle ,
Hurricane , rebuild repeat , Hurricane , rebuild repeat Hurricane , rebuild repeat
Is it because the Hurricanes have different names and people think that it's OK to rebuild in the same place , or being up on stilts make you feel safe ,
I remember 3 days before this Hurricane was to hit, everyone was warned , but the people stayed , but the house decided to leave , but only after the Hurricane came through
THANK S FOR THIS VIDEO
Sad topic, but your drone footage was A+++
People are saying "don't build on the water". As someone who lived 20 ft from the water on a breach way (which is the water that runs from the ocean into a giant saltwater pond) living on the water is paradise. The gorgeous sunrises and sunset, the different types of wildlife, the smells good and bad (low tide), there is just something magical about it. I regret moving from that tiny cottage on the water... I would never be able to afford it now. My state says it's worth $700,000 for 400 sq ft. I can't even imagine what the insurance is on it now.
I just can't believe this is real....how do you even wrap your mind around this kind of devastation? Unreal. I feel so bad for everyone who was in the pathos this storm....how do you even begin to rebuild ....
Whoever rebuilds there is either stupid or not smart 🤷
What happened to the 48 or so people who stayed there?
@@greauxdevil9270 Really? Do you mean people who lived there? I mean the number who stayed to ride out the hurricane. When I was following last night, I didn't see anything about so many. I did see a concerning communication from the Sheriff, and then they lost contact. So, do you know what happened to them? Just about everything is gone or damaged. I don't know where they could have sheltered.
calendar...closer to a dozen in a bunker with the police, setup by the police. source: police phone interview on the weather channel
Horrible devastation. Drones are an awesome tool to see what is otherwise inaccessible. I hope they can recover.
nice cinematography
Wooden houses should be illegal.
Look how poorly built many of those structures are. Single, long walls - THIN - with no interior supports. I get these are summer/beach/vacation homes, but if there was better building codes, some of these may have faired better. PS - I am a home inspector.
Well a wall of water 15' high and winds topping 150 mph, not to mention what was pushed with the wall of water as potential battering ram. That is an unfair statement to make. I respect that you are a building inspector as you tell it but come on man.
@@reggieguidry3937 Reggie - just look at those walls. Essentially, those houses are dock on top of stilts with walls that seem to be barely attached to the floor and very little internal structure. Once the roof even bows, the walls fall and the entire thing washes away. The pole and the floor should all be concrete to start with.
At this point, they should take a bulldozer through there and just return it to a big beach.
Does anybody know what hurricane standard building code these houses were built to? And what was the most recent?