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 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.
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.
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.
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. |
Population: 12,703
Recreation &
Leisure:
One 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.
CIS Morgan City
1231 David Drive
Morgan City, LA 70380
(985) 385-6390
(800) 528-3385 | 
