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Morgan City is a small city in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States, located in the Acadiana region. The population was 11,472 at the 2020 census.Known for being "right in the middle of everywhere", Morgan City is located 68 miles (109 km) southeast of Lafayette, 64 miles (103 km) south of Baton Rouge, and 86 miles (138 km) west of New Orleans.
Robert Carl Hohenberger (1943 – May 31, 1978) was an American criminal, kidnapper and serial rapist, as well as the prime suspect in a series of murders committed against teenagers in Morgan City, Louisiana between March and May 1978.
The U.S. post office was established there in 1858. The settlers there ran a church, a school, a merchandise store and the post office, which were all located on the bayou. In the 1920s it had approximately 500 residents, most of whom had lived there for generations after settling there from other communities both within and outside of Louisiana.
Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport (IATA: PTN, ICAO: KPTN, FAA LID: PTN) is a public airport located near the U.S. 90 (future Interstate 49) highway outside of Patterson, Louisiana, United States with the airfield also serving Morgan City, Louisiana. It has two runways, one of them being water for seaplanes.
Bayou Vista is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 4,652 at the 2010 census. [2] It is part of the Morgan City Micropolitan Statistical Area.
One of their progenitors, Victor Guarisco (1879-1972) established a large shrimp company in Morgan City and later the Gulf Marine Drilling Company to build offshore oil supply boats. [ 4 ] In 1960, Guarisco received his Bachelor of Science in business administration from Nicholls State University in Thibodaux , Louisiana.
Siracusaville is located at (29.68715, -91.14186), adjacent to the eastern border of Morgan City. Louisiana State Route 182 is an east-west road that passes through the southern part of the community, along the edge of Bayou Boeuf, part of the Intracoastal Waterway.