Last Island was to be summer paradise

Many of us know about Last Island because of the deadly hurricane that hit there in August 1856 and that is still listed as one of the strongest hurricanes ever to make landfall in Louisiana. The storm destroyed every structure on the little barrier island and killed more than 100 people, most of whom were there because it had become a popular place for city folk to get away from the summer heat…

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