Emergency center near completion

BY ZACHARY FITZGERALD First floor of new building is ’99 percent’ done Above, a flag pole gets installed this morning at the Port of Morgan City’s Government Emergency and Operations Center on La. 182 in Morgan City. Port of Morgan City Executive Director Raymond “Mac” Wade walks Thursday on the first floor of the port’s…

Clearing the way for shipping

Manson Construction Co. began dredging Berwick Bay Sept. 19 and will finish the project in about a month.  The contract dredged about a 3-mile stretch from 20 Grand Point and Tidewater Point to Stouts Pass. Dredging should start in the Atchafalaya River Bar Channel Oct. 29 and could last up to 100 days. BY ZACHARY Dredging work is ongoing…

Bayouland radio amateurs

Mac Wade, director of the Port of Morgan City, was the August guest of the Bayouland Emergency Amateur Radio Service. He presented an in-depth assessment of the port’s responsibilities and long-range goals. Of particular interest was an update on the new emergency center that is nearing completion and the role that communication will play in this new building.…

Meetings focus on coastal projects

Port of Morgan City Executive Director Raymond “Mac” Wade speaks during the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board meeting held Wednesday at the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium.  Wade requested that the port’s dredging projects be included in the state’s coastal master plan citing the potential beneficial use of dredge material to restore the coast.  At right is…

Port center to open in mid-October

Architect Carl Blum, left, speaks to Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District commissioners Joseph Cain, Scott Melancon and Gary Duhon during a tour of the Port of Morgan City’s Government Emergency and Operations Center Monday. The center is scheduled to be substantially complete by mid-October. BY ZACHARY FITZGERALD Some minor issues have pushed back…

Port gets visit from international trade vessel

BY ZACHARY FITZGERALD Malte B, a 300-foot ship based in Antigua and Barbados, arrived Wednesday at the Port of Morgan City to export 2,500 tons of rice to Haiti. The trip is the 19th that an import-export ship has made to the Port of Morgan City since August 2014. For the 19th time in…