Morgan City sits on the banks of the Atchafalaya River. The town was originally named "Tiger Island" by surveyors appointed by U.S. Secretary of War John Calhoun, because of a particular type of wild cat seen in the area.
What is the spirit of Morgan City shrimp boat?
Morgan City was once dubbed the Jumbo Shrimp Capital of the World after jumbo shrimp were harvested from the rich waters of the Gulf of Mexico in 1947. The Spirit of Morgan City shrimp trawler stands as a monument of the shrimping industry,