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Isles Dernieres

Gray, Louisiana
· (Last Island)
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On June 10, 1856, a giant tidal wave struck the last island, 45 miles south of Houma, killing over 200 persons. The resort had been a playground for southern aristocrats, and fishermen with boats call it a Sportsman's Paradise.
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