Louisiana · LA
Morgan City
A shrimp and oil town on the Atchafalaya River.
- Population
- 11,472 (2020 census)
- Renamed
- 1876
- Festival
- Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum
Then
- 1863
Confederates land on the night of June 22 and capture the town and 1,300 Union prisoners the next day.
- 1876
Brashear City is renamed Morgan City for Charles Morgan, the shipping and rail magnate who dredged it a channel to the sea.
Now
Morgan City sits on the Atchafalaya near the Intracoastal Waterway and hosts the Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival each year. The stations here run down to Atchafalaya Bay, Point au Fer and Eugene Island.
11 tide stations around Morgan City
- Tesoro Marine Terminal2.9 mi
- Stouts Pass at Six Mile Lake3.3 mi
- Shell Island16.7 mi
- LAWMA, Amerada Pass19.0 mi
- Point Chevreuil24.4 mi
- Eugene Island25.0 mi
- Fourleague Bay25.1 mi
- Eugene Island, North of, Atchafalaya Bay25.3 mi
- Point Au Fer26.8 mi
- Rabbit Island, 5 miles south of30.2 mi
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- South Point, Marsh Island36.6 mi