02/11/19 Stakeholder Meeting

Panel of Presenters: Mac Wade, POMC, Tim Connell, USACE, Jon Mcvay, BRICE, Charles Brittingham, Cassidy & Associates, Durund Elzey, USACE The Port of Morgan City held a Stakeholder Meeting on February 11th, with close to 60 people in attendance. Thanks to all who came. 02 11 2019 Port Stakeholder Meeting Slides – Atchafalaya River Chene…

Major dredging work nearing start

The Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District Commission held a stakeholder meeting Monday to mainly discuss upcoming dredging projects. From left, are Port Attorney Gerard Bourgeois, commissioners Pete Orlando and Steven Cornes, and Commission President Joe Cain. By ZACHARY FITZGERALD After lots of talk in the past year about starting major dredging projects in…

Business goes on as usual at port meeting

Standing, from left, Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District Attorney Gerard Bourgeois swears in new port commissioners Troy Lombardo and Steven Cornes at the start of Monday’s commission meeting. By ZACHARY FITZGERALD Despite the partial federal government shutdown, the first meeting of 2019 for the Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District Commission went on…

Annual Report for the Year 2018

As we begin 2019, the Port of Morgan City is pleased to deliver our annual report for the year 2018 to you!  It is rather lengthy, but we hope you will take the time to read it.  We have a lot of good information to share with you.  We also provided links throughout our report…

Port will advertise for bids on rail project

The Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District Commission recently recognized commissioners Matt Ackel and Duane Lodrigue for a decade of service on the commission. Both are nearing the end of their time as port commissioners. Front row, from left, are Port Office Manager Tori Henry, Ackel, Lodrigue, and Commissioner Joe Cain.  Back row are commissioners…

Port gets $3 million more for dredging

The Port of Morgan City is set to receive another $3 million for dredging through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, bringing the port’s total dredging funds announced in thepast year to roughly $45 million. In a Monday email, Port Economic Development Manager Cindy Cutrera stated that the Corps of Engineers’ fiscal year 2019 work…