By Ed Lallo
Gulf Seafood News
Sitting on Bayou Rigaud in Grand Isle at the southernmost end of LA 1, the docks at Blanchard Seafood plant are about as close to the Gulf of Mexico as possible without getting wet. When Hurricane Ida struck the island that all changed. The plant was not only inundated with water but the winds blew off walls and ceiling leaving Dean Blanchard with more than a million dollars in damages.