BY ZACHARY FITZGERALD Port officials expect the projected 8-foot crest in the Atchafalaya River to exacerbate the buildup of sediment in the Atchafalaya River Bar Channel, Port of Morgan City Executive Director Raymond “Mac” Wade said. The Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District Commission met Monday. National Weather Service forecasters expect the river to…
Port of Morgan City Executive Director Raymond “Mac” Wade speaks during Monday’s port meeting held at the new Government Emergency and Operations Center. Behind him are screens showing a view of the Atchafalaya River in Morgan City and an aerial view of the surrounding waterways. BY ZACHARY FITZGERALD The Port of Morgan City’s new Government Emergency…
BY SHEA DRAKE Morgan City Port Terminal District officials hope to position the city as a lucrative import and export market for small vessels by creating a dredge system that agitates mud and keeps it from sticking to the Lower Atchafalaya River bar channel floor. “Traditional maintenance dredging has failed to provide a reliable…