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- NTSB Investigates Crash of Helicopter Flying to Oil Platform
The National Transportation Safety Board has dispatched four investigators to investigate the fatal crash of a helicopter in Louisiana on Sunday shortly after it took off to transport workers to an offshore oil ...
- PHI S76 Offshore Accident Claims 8 Lives
The Sunday loss of a PHI Sikorsky S76 has cost 8 lives, with one other person known to be hanging on for survival.
- 8 dead, 1 hurt after chopper crashes in La. marsh
Story published at magicvalley.com on Monday, January 05, 2009 Last modified on Monday, January 5, 2009 1:45 PM MST People grieve after learning that their loved one was among those who died when a PHI Inc.
- PHI identifies dead victims in helicopter crash
The company that owns the helicopter that crashed in Louisiana marsh land, killing eight people, has released the names of the dead an injured.
- Shrimp boat explodes
A fisherman in St. Mary Parish is lucky to be alive after his boat exploded Saturday afternoon.
- Rouse's opening nears
Rouse's Supermarket will begin stocking shelves next week as it prepares to open its newest location in Youngsville.
- GPS used to find victim
Louisiana State Police found Morgan City crash victim who was lost in a wooded area in St.
- Fifth Traffic Fatality in December Stems From Woman Falling From Truck
Pierre Part- A woman died after falling from a pick-up truck in Pierre Part, LA on the night of Christmas Eve making it the fifth fatality crash in December.
- Police ID victim in fatal shooting
The body of a man found dead in Lafayette last week was identified Tuesday. Eric 'Blake' Renfrow, 23, of Carthage, Miss., was found shot to death in a field between two businesses in the 1400 block of South ...
- Mr. and Mrs. Brun LaVergne
Tai Alys Hayes and Brun Joel LaVergne of Church Point exchanged wedding vows on November 29, 2008 during a 7:00pm nuptial Mass at St.
- Bridge work may be package deal
The state Department of Transportation and Development is considering bidding out several bridge-repair projects all at one time next year, allowing the design and construction contracts to be awarded almost ...
- Jeffrey Matherne and Courtney Price
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Price of Morgan City, LA wish to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Courtney Elizabeth Price, to Jeffrey Tex Matherne, son of Mr.
- Swiftships to build two coastal patrol craft for Egypt
Swiftships Shipbuilders, LLC, Morgan City, La., is being awarded a $13,414,450 firm-fixed price contract for the design and construction of two 28 meter coastal patrol craft for the government of Egypt.
- Fleming - Gallup
The parents of Whitney Fleming and Dusty Gallup are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marrige of their children.
- Railroads loved it when snags snared steamers
In the days when steamboats began to ply the shallower streams of South Louisiana, the Vermilion was one of the most difficult for them to travel.
- 2008-11-November/ - Nov 03 2008
The second run at the 73rd annual Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival got under way Thursday evening with the opening of the street fair and carnival in downtown Morgan City.
- Big weekend of fests and activities
There is a lot going on this weekend. Here is a list of some of the events around Southeast Louisiana: Krewe of Boo inaugural parade and Halloween party Organizers say: Created by New Orleans' own Blaine Kern ...
- Morgan City teen allegedly killed by mother's boyfriend
MORGAN CITY - Morgan City Police Chief Jim Christy says a woman's boyfriend stabbed her 17-year-old son to death.
- Two road projects advance
Two Lafayette road projects gained ground this week - one in actual mileage and the other in verbiage.
Morgan City Classifieds
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City DescriptionMorgan City (previously known as Brashear) is a city in St. Martin and St. Mary parishes in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population was 12,703 at the 2000 census.
The St. Mary Parish portion of Morgan City is part of the Morgan City Micropolitan Statistical Area, while the small St. Martin Parish portion is part of the Lafayette Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Morgan City sits on the banks of the Atchafalaya River. Morgan City was originally called Tiger Island by surveyors appointed by U.S. Secretary of War John Calhoun because of a particular type of wild cat seen in the area. It was later called Brashear City after Walter Brashear, a prominent Kentucky physician who purchased large tracts of land and acquired numerous sugar mills. It was incorporated in 1860 as Brashear City and in 1876, the community's name was changed to Morgan City in tribute to Charles Morgan, rail and steamship magnate who first dredged the Atchafalaya Bay Ship Channel to accommodate ocean-going vessels.
On August 26, 1992 Hurricane Andrew came ashore 20 miles to the southwest of town. Andrew was the second most destructive hurricane in U.S. History, after having crossed Florida and then regaining ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- United States
- Louisiana
- St. Mary Parish
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