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🌱 Morgan City makes a Gulf Coast retirement affordability list

Morgan City, Louisiana Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi Morgan City! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Morgan City makes a Gulf Coast retirement affordability list
  • Morgan City police logs: Medical calls, complaints and welfare check
  • St. Mary Parish puts new limits on borrowing

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Showers around; not as warm, with a high of 74 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 74, low: 51.
  • Friday: Nice with plenty of sun, with a high of 70 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 11 Wallet-Friendly Small Towns To Retire On The Gulf Coast (worldatlas.com) — Morgan City stands out for relatively low home prices in a roundup of 11 Gulf Coast retirement towns, with an August median sale price around $150,000 in its ZIP code. The profile pairs that affordability with Ochsner St. Mary's round-the-clock emergency department and fishing and boating access at Lake End Park.
   

2. Morgan City police radio logs for Nov. 9-10 (stmarynow.com) — Morgan City police dispatch logs for Nov. 9–10 list medical calls, animal complaints and a welfare check on La. 182. Other entries include suspicious persons at First and Greenwood streets and an open door on Brashear Avenue, but the logs provide no details about outcomes.
   

3. New ordinance will limit parish borrowing (stmarynow.com) — St. Mary Parish has adopted a borrowing cap that effectively blocks new debt for at least the next few years, with exceptions for emergencies. The Nov. 4 vote follows years of tight budgets and debate over borrowing for road repairs, including bond proceeds shared with municipalities.
   

4. Norma Jean Hill Kyle Morgan City, Louisiana (rivercountynews.com) — Norma Jean Hill Kyle, a longtime Sunday school teacher at Morgan City's Immanuel Baptist Church, died Nov. 3 at 82. She moved to Morgan City as a young adult, married James Kyle and raised three children. Her family remembers her devotion to faith, family and photography.
   

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Ok Morgan City! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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