Crewboat Cut authorized as new channel

Aerial view of the rocks placed along the Crewboat Cut in the Atchafalaya River. By ZACHARY FITZGERALD MORGAN CITY — After about eight years of planning and work, the Crewboat Cut is now officially the new federally authorized channel for vessels to travel through on the Atchafalaya River, according to port officials. U.S. Coast…

Land O’ Lakes company brings ship to Morgan City

Submitted Photo Courtesy of PMI Nutrition International The 360-foot ship Oslo Bulk 9 has begun landing at the Port of Morgan City By ZACHARY FITZGERALD MORGAN CITY — PMI Nutrition International, a company owned by Land O’ Lakes, began bringing a 360-foot ship into the Port of Morgan City about three weeks ago, and…