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Morgan City Council minutes for May 27, 2025

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Morgan City Council minutes for May 27, 2025

Click on the link below to download a .pdf version of the minutes.Read Article

RAYMOND CHARLES SOUMEILLAN, JR.

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RAYMOND CHARLES SOUMEILLAN, JR.

Raymond Charles Soumeillan, Jr., age 62 of Morgan City, Louisiana, died peacefully at home on Sunday May 18, 2025.Read Article

Kenley Jost Shows Off Her 21-Inch Catfish She Caught at the Children's Fishing Derby in Watford City.

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Kenley Jost Shows Off Her 21-Inch Catfish She Caught at the Children's Fishing Derby in Watford City.

The 2025 Savage Volunteer Fire Department Catfish Tournament took place June 7. Jeremy Reese, Gavin Reese and Corey Nay took 4th place with 7.39 lbs.; 5th place went to Sam Syth, Parker Syth and Tyson Syth with 7.37 lbs.; and Dan Lawrance, Dave Lawrance and Rick Besecker took 6th place with 7.31 lbs. Calcutta winners were Wes Gingery, 1st; Cole Plouffe, 2nd; Royce Micheletto, 3rd; Tyson...See the Story

Riverwalk Bridge Installed, Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Scheduled for June 28

MANCHESTER — Manchester has a new scenic feature, and one that's years in the making at that. On Monday, June 9, a pedestrian bridge spanning the Battenkill River was installed in downtown Manchester as a crowd of observers looked on.…Morgan City · Morgan City See the Story

Tallest Maritime Oil Rig Ever Deployed

The Petronius Tower in the Gulf of Mexico is the tallest maritime oil rig ever deployed. It stands at a height of 640 m or 2100 ft from the seabed to its tip.Oil and Gas Sector · Morgan City Read Article

Morgan City app has new Black history tour

(Editor's note: Grieg Chauvin, whose stories about Morgan City history have appeared in the Review, submitted this item about the new Black history tour.)Apps · Morgan City Read Article

BRYAN PAUL SCULLY SR.

Bryan Paul Scully Sr., a native and lifelong resident of Morgan City, died Saturday, June 7, 2025, at the age of 62.Morgan City · Morgan City Read Article

HERMAN J. JONES SR.

Herman J. Jones Sr., 79, a resident of Morgan City, died Saturday, May 24, 2025, at his residence.Morgan City · Morgan City Read Article

PAUL LAWRENCE WILSON SR.

Paul Lawrence Wilson Sr., age 100, a native of Patterson and a resident of Morgan City, died Thursday, June 5, 2025, at his residence.Morgan City · Morgan City Read Article

Youth Fishing Rodeo Doubles in Size

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Families from around Tangipahoa Parish gathered in Zemurray Park for the second annual Youth Fishing Rodeo on Saturday.Morgan City · Morgan City See the Story

Weighing in at the Morgan City Open Fishing Rodeo

The weigh-in team had to lift the ladder supporting the scale in order to weigh this alligator gar landed by the New Industries team. The team is composed of Captain Brian LaCoste, Joseph LaCoste, Horace Tucker and Ethan LaCoste. The gar weighed 54.6 pounds. New Industries team member Joseph LaCoste said the team caught the 54.6-pound gar only 15 or 20 minutes after pulling into their spot on Bayou Chene. "We had some big hooks," LaCoste said, …Morgan City · Morgan City Read Article