Morgan City News

Southern University police arrested a 33-year-old man Friday accused of entering women's restrooms in a campus library and staring at the women inside, according to an affidavit of probable cause.

According to Sheriff Mark A. Hebert during the last 24 hours the Sheriff's Office responded to 32 complaints and reports the following arrests: Benjamin Blackman 21 yoa of 501 Roderick St .

A plea was made Wednesday to send the word to the state that the St. Mary Council on Aging cannot survive without its continued support.

Savannah-Chatham Metro Police Marine Patrol was investigating a possible abandoned boat that was in the parking lot of Intra Coastal Environmental in the 2600 block of Causton Bluff Street.

The party platters and snack foods will be out in full force in millions of homes today as the New... Authorities examine the scene of a fatal helicopter crash about 13 miles southwest of Morgan City, La., on Thursday, Jan.

Three men were arrested in connection with a confrontation involving firearms in Patterson.

According to Sheriff Mark A. Hebert during the last 24 hours the Sheriff's Office responded to 47 complaints and reports the following arrests: MacArthur Bailey 35 yoa of 1349 Joseph St., Siracusa was arrested on 2-2-2012 at 8:45 am for Illegal Use of a Weapon.

It's easy to find an American bald eagle in my Mid-City neighborhood: just whip out a dollar bill, and there he is, surrounded by scrollwork and clutching a ribbon that reads "E Pluribus Unum." Finding the symbol of our country is a little different in Morgan City, where the wetlands of the Atchafalaya basin meet the Gulf of Mexico's estuarine ... (more)

The seventh annual Louisiana Eagle Expo, to be held in Morgan City Feb. 9-11, will feature a dinner and a presentation by writer Ann McCutchan, author of "River Music: An Atchafalaya Story" at the Petroleum Club of Morgan City, 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Feb.

Sales tax collections in the fourth quarter of 2011 were down 9.8 percent from the same period in 2010, but collections for the year were up 2.6 percent.

Renovation work has begun at the Guarisco-Evans Shopping Center located on Seventh Street in Morgan City.

Cherie A. Welch 22 Yoa of 103 Teche Court, Baldwin was arrested on 1-30-2012 at 1:03 pm on warrants for Failure to Comply with Drug Court, Failure to Appear on the charges of Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Failure to Signal and a warrant for Lafayette Parish for Failure to Appear on the charge of Theft.

Michelle Chapman 25 yoa of 605 Todd St., Berwick was arrested on 1-27-2012 at 8:45 am on a warrant for Failure to Appear on the charges of Possession of Synthetic Cannabinoids, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Abuse of Toxic Vapors.

Members of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association tabled two proposals on Friday that would have dramatically altered the membership's landscape.

Following a significant dip in mail volume in recent years, the postal services in Morgan City are among many across the nation that the U.S. Postal Service is examining as the federal agency moves to cut costs and use its resources more efficiently to serve its customers.

The city council unanimously agreed to take a bid for three proposed cabins at Lake End Parkway under advisement until anticipated cost reductions for the project are tabulated.

This 2010 Chevrolet pickup truck hit the back end of an 18-wheel 1999 Freightliner around 3:45 p.m. Tuesday.

Authorities examine the scene of a fatal helicopter crash about 13 miles southwest of Morgan City, La., on Thursday, Jan.

Work is progressing rapidly on a new gymnasium for Central Catholic High School in Morgan City.

Tuneweavers, the Morgan City and Tri-Cities area community chorus, are starting practice for the spring concert.