Morgan City News

Police are cracking down on motorists who refuse to wear their seat belts by participating in the "Click It or Ticket Campaign," according to a news release from Police Chief Travis Crouch.

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Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center at Terrebonne General Medical Center is offering a free skin cancer screening in May in Morgan City.

St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert reported the following arrest this morning: Jerrell A. Jones, 21, of 628 Red Cypress Road, Patterson, was arrested Thursday at 5:49 p.m. on charges of simple battery and a warrant charging him with failure to appear on a charge of possession of marijuana.

Audit revelations of excessive "reward and recognition" compensation to office personnel at the Morgan City Housing Authority are to be discussed at a special meeting Monday.

Staff Report Reese's defeated Candy Fleet 6-4 in 7- and 8-year-old Morgan City Recreation Department softball action Wednesday.

Graduates from Morgan City, Central Catholic, Berwick and Patterson high schools who are listed as "not pictured" on graduation photo pages now being published may submit their photo to The Daily Review for publication next week.

Staff Report Morgan City Rentals defeated Offshore Hammers 12-10 in Morgan City Dixie League action Wednesday at Complex Park.

Hydrologists at the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center in Slidell say the Atchafalaya River is expected to crest at 6 feet here early next week.

A 27-year-old Bayou Vista woman was arrested Tuesday by a St. Mary Parish Sheriff's deputy for obstruction of justice after she claimed she struck a man with her fist at a park, but video surveillance indicated that her statement was false, according to Sheriff Mark Hebert.

The family of the late Chitimacha tribal police Sgt. Frederick "Rick" Riggenbach was recognized by the Marine Corps League St.

When preparing for a hurricane or tropical storm, the size of the storm may be just as important as the category, officials from the National Weather Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration told about 100 people at the Hurricane Preparedness Forum Monday in Morgan City.

The Port of Morgan City is seeking a $10 million to $12 million grant to pay for extending the port's dock to the west and to the seawall while also upgrading the dock, said Mike Knobloch, Port of Morgan City special projects coordinator.

U.S. Rep. Charles W. Boustany Jr., R-Lafayette, spoke during a hurricane preparedness forum Monday at the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium.

A man on the St. Mary Parish Sheriff's most wanted list was booked into the parish jail Monday after having been arrested by Morgan City police Thursday.

MORGAN CITY, La. -- Morgan City Housing Authority office personnel apparently "were paid more than allowed by Civil Service," according to a report by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor released Monday.

Gregory Marcus Parker, 18, Morgan City was arrested on May 13, 2013 at 1:27 pm on a warrant for second degree cruelty to juveniles.

Louisiana drivers would be able to add the message "I'm a Cajun" on their licenses, under a bill making its way through the statehouse.

Morgan City Police Chief Travis Crouch reported the following arrests: -Patrick J. Courville, 55, of La.

Due to road repairs, Levee Road will be closed from Swiftships to the curve heading toward Fig Street.