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🌱 What Morgan City’s new marshal ordinance and hospital project mean for you

Morgan City, Louisiana Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • What Morgan City’s new marshal ordinance and hospital project mean for you
  • Morgan City residents among four arrested in Amelia welding lead theft
  • Morgan City fuel site tied to state underground tank enforcement settlement

Also on today's calendar: Indoor Market and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 89, low: 74.
  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 75 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Public notices for Aug. 5, 2026 (stmarynow.com) — Several new public notices could affect Morgan City residents, including bids for an elevator replacement at Ochsner St. Mary Hospital on Marguerite Street and a parishwide mosquito-control chemicals contract. City leaders also formally reaffirmed the law-enforcement authority of the Ward 6 City Marshal, ensuring continued marshal operations and public safety services within Morgan City’s jurisdiction.
   

2. Four Arrested in $15,000 Welding Lead Theft Investigation in Amelia (kqkinews.com) — St. Mary Parish deputies have arrested four people after about $15,000 in welding leads were stolen from an Amelia business, with two of the suspects listed as Morgan City residents. Investigators say wire was being stripped at an Amelia home, and the case is still active as they seek more information from local businesses and residents.
   

3. Storage Tank Enforcement: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Thibodaux Motor Fuel Supplier Enter into Settlement Agreement (jdsupra.com) — State environmental regulators have settled with Gaubert Oil Company over an alleged violation involving fuel delivery to an underground storage tank at a Morgan City retailer that had been red-tagged. The company denies wrongdoing but agreed to a $1,700 civil penalty, closing out the enforcement case tied to the local fuel site.
   

4. A 346 foot dredge named the Amelia Island just joined America's coast, and every load of sand it pumps ashore rebuilds the exact Florida beaches sea turtles need to nest (dredgewire.com) — A massive 346-foot dredge called the Amelia Island was recently completed at Conrad Shipyard in Morgan City, highlighting the city’s role in major coastal projects. Now working off Florida’s coast, the vessel pumps sand onto eroding beaches that sea turtles rely on for nesting, part of a broader effort to counter shoreline loss.
   

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  • There is road construction on I-10 E reported on...
    There is road construction on I-10 E reported on Mar 30, 2026. "Road Marking Operations on I-10 Both Directions from Lake Bigeaux (MM 117.4) to… (Nextdoor )
  • There is an emergency vehicle on I-10 E •...
    There is an emergency vehicle on I-10 E • Atchafalaya Basin Br reported at 9:01 PM. "Road Service Vehicle on Roadside" (Nextdoor )
  • Driven Brands, Inc. posted a job opening for Part - Time Oil Change Team Member - Shop#03004 - 893 Hwy 90 in Morgan City. Apply here.
  • Adelphi Staffing, LLC posted a job opening for Physician / Emergency Medicine / Louisiana / Locum Tenens / Emergency Medicine Physician Job in Morgan City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Morgan City here.

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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