Morgan City, Louisiana

==History==
===Capture of Brashear City===
During the [[American Civil War]], the Star Fort of Fort Brashear was the larger of two works erected by the [[Union Army]] occupying the city to defend a Federal military depot and the town. During the [[Bayou Teche Campaign]], on the night of June 22, 1863, 325 [[Confederate States Army|Confederates]] of Gen. A. A. Mouton's command, led by Major [[Sherod Hunter]], landed their skiffs and flats in the rear of the town. Attacking the next day, they surprised and captured the city, taking 1,300 Union prisoners, 11 heavy siege guns, 2,500 stands of rifles, immense quantities of quartermaster, commissary and ordnance stores. They also captured 2,000 African Americans, between 200 and 300 wagons and tents, all while suffering losses of only 3 killed, 18 wounded.<ref>L. Boyd Finch, "Surprise at Brashear City: Sherod Hunter’s Sugar Cooler Cavalry," ''Louisiana History'', Fall 1984, pp. 403-435.</ref>

===Morgan City===
[[File:Morgan City Louisiana Aerial 1973 Flood.gif|left|thumb|Flooding in May 1973]]
In 1876, the community's name was changed to Morgan City in tribute to [[Charles Morgan (businessman)|Charles Morgan]], a rail and steamship magnate who first dredged the [[Atchafalaya Basin|Atchafalaya Bay]] Ship Channel to accommodate ocean-going vessels.<ref>[http://www.oceanmarine.com/morgancity.htm www.oceanmarine.com "The Area of Morgan City, Louisiana History"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014071619/http://oceanmarine.com/morgancity.htm |date=2007-10-14 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Morgan City Historical Marker| author=Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism| url=http://www.stoppingpoints.com/louisiana/St.-Mary/Morgan+City/}}</ref>

On [[Hurricane Carla tornado outbreak|September 11, 1961]], an F2 tornado struck the city, causing heavy damage to the city and injuring 16&nbsp;people.

On October 28, 1985, [[Hurricane Juan (1985)|Hurricane Juan]] (not to be confused with the 2003 storm of the same name) made landfall near Morgan City, flooding many parts of the city. The storm then looped offshore and came onshore again in [[Alabama]].

On August 26, 1992, [[Hurricane Andrew]] came ashore {{convert|20|mi}} to the southwest of Morgan City. Andrew was the second most destructive hurricane in U.S. history, crossing [[Florida]] and then regaining strength in the [[Gulf of Mexico]] before it struck Louisiana.

In 2019, Morgan City and the surrounding area were selected as a setting for the paranormal-themed reality TV show ''[[Ghosts of Morgan City]]'', broadcast on the [[Travel Channel]].<ref>{{cite news | last = Gremillion | first = Nick | date = May 21, 2019 | title = Paranormal TV Show ‘Ghosts of Morgan City’ to Premiere in June | url = https://www.wafb.com/2019/05/21/paranormal-tv-show-ghosts-morgan-city-premiere-june/ | work = WAFB}}</ref>
On July 13, 2019 [[Hurricane Barry (2019)|Hurricane Barry]] made landfall west of Morgan City as a Category 1 Hurricane on the [[Saffir Simpson Scale]].

===Agricultural===
A type of [[Blackberry]] deemed the [[Youngberry]] was developed by B.M. Young in 1905 in Morgan City, as a hybrid between a variety of blackberries. The [[Youngberry]] is a cross between Luther Burbank's Phenomenal Berry and the Austin-Mayes [[Dewberry]], a trailing [[Blackberry]]. The [[Youngberry]] was introduced commercially in 1926 and quickly came to rival the [[Loganberry]]. The [[Youngberry]] had excellent qualities, such as taste and high yields and it soon replaced the [[Loganberry]] of California.