About Us

Our Mission

The City of Morgan City offers its citizens and visitors a safe and desirable quality of life by being innovative, fiscally responsible, and highly dependable.

History

Morgan City is a mere 6.25 square and has more cultural influences than most big cities. Morgan City’s history is rich with Native American, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Dutch, Jewish and African American heritages. Step back in time to learn more about the city built on an island surrounded by the Atchafalaya River.

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History

Morgan City is a mere 6.25 square miles and has more cultural influences than most big cities. Morgan City’s history is rich with Native American, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Dutch, Jewish and African American heritages. Step back in time to learn more about the city built on an island surrounded by the Atchafalaya River.

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Fun Facts

Did you know? Morgan City was originally named "Tiger Island" because surveyors observed a particular unknown wild cat in the area. The surveyors were appointed by US Secretary of War John Calhoun.

Did you know? Tarzan of the Apes, the screen adaptation of Edgar Rice Burrough's action novel published in 1912, was filmed in 1917 in Morgan City, making it the first feature-length motion picture shot on location in Louisiana.

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