MORGAN CITY
Morgan City Clinic
1231 David Drive
Morgan City, LA 70380
985-385-6390 / 1-800-528-3385
Meet the CIS Morgan City Team
About Morgan City
Morgan City is the largest city in St. Mary Parish and is located along the Atchafalaya River. The city lies approximately 20 miles from the Gulf of Mexico and has a total population of 16,000. Morgan City is conveniently located 85 miles from New Orleans and 65 miles from Baton Rouge and Lafayette. With its beautiful surrounding rivers, lakes, swamps and coastal marshes Morgan City is known for being a sportsman's paradise.
Education
Inspired by a rich and diverse cultural base, St. Mary Parish offers individual attention and excellent programs of study. St. Mary Parish allows its citizens a choice between public and private schooling. The education system consists of 8 high schools, 4 middle schools and 17 elementary schools. The public school system's student population is assigned to schools based upon residence.
Higher Education
Morgan City and the surrounding areas are home to various outstanding educational institutions. Within 100 miles of Morgan City, there are 11 four-year universities and 5 two-year colleges.
LA Technical College- Young Memorial Campus is located in Morgan City and includes programs ranging from nursing and computer programming, to drafting and welding.
Nicholls State University, which is located 30 miles from Morgan City, is a 210-acre campus that offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Nicholls State University is a selective admissions institution that provides a personalized, culturally rich and dynamic learning environment.
Healthcare
Morgan City is home to Teche Regional Medical Center located in the heart of Morgan City. Teche Regional is the award recipient of the 2006 Louisiana Hospital Quality Award for excellence in health care quality improvement.
Teche Regional offers a staff of more than 300 dedicated health care professionals and 32 physicians in nearly every major medical specialty. The hospital offers the Morgan City area a total of 149 beds.
Points of Attraction
Some of the major economic influences in Morgan City are the seafood and oil industry. Morgan City was the first to gain national recognition for producing the first offshore oil well in plain sight of land. Each Labor Day weekend, Morgan City holds the nationally known Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival. The Festival attracts around 150,000 spectators during the four-day event.
Along with the Shrimp and Petroleum Festival, many come to enjoy the variety of restaurants, hotels and retail shops. The area is well known for the many camping, fishing and other various recreational activities offered.
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