Meetings focus on coastal projects

Port of Morgan City Executive Director Raymond “Mac” Wade speaks during the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board meeting held Wednesday at the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium.  Wade requested that the port’s dredging projects be included in the state’s coastal master plan citing the potential beneficial use of dredge material to restore the coast.  At right is…

Port center to open in mid-October

Architect Carl Blum, left, speaks to Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District commissioners Joseph Cain, Scott Melancon and Gary Duhon during a tour of the Port of Morgan City’s Government Emergency and Operations Center Monday. The center is scheduled to be substantially complete by mid-October. BY ZACHARY FITZGERALD [email protected] Some minor issues have pushed back…