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Morgan City

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Morgan City city (1990 pop. 14,531), St. Mary parish, S La., a fishing port on the Atchafalaya River (connected to the Intracoastal Waterway ); inc. 1860 as Brasher, renamed 1876. The city is headquarters for offshore petroleum drilling and has oil and gas wells. Also in Morgan City are shipyards, a large shrimp fleet, an oyster industry, and alligator farms. Barges, propeller shafts, crewboats, and yachts are manufactured. The Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival is held in the city.

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Morgan City

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Morgan City, Louisiana/USA Brashear City Founded in 1850 and named Brashear City ten years later, it was renamed in 1876 after Charles Morgan, president of the New Orleans, Opelousas, and Great Western Railroad.

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