Louisiana Real Estate & Relocation Guide

Morgan City, Louisiana

Population: 12,703

Located in St. Mary Parish

The City of Morgan City is conveniently located "right in the middle of everywhere" approximately 70 miles west of New Orleans, 60 miles south of Baton Rouge and 60 miles east of Lafayette on scenic Highway 90. Known worldwide for fishing, hunting and fine Cajun cuisine, Morgan City is the gateway to the Gulf of Mexico for the shrimping and oilfield industries. Morgan City combines many cultures and ideas to produce a special character all its own. A city which can, with accuracy, be pronounce a 'sportsman's paradise', a center of commerce and industry, the home of numerous festivals and celebrations, and Morgan City, in the past and in the present, has served as the queen of a grand and beautiful region of the south."