A groundbreaking for the remodeling of the newly renamed Jimmy Johnson Memorial Park was held Tuesday at the basketball court at Fourth and Greenwoods streets under the U.S. 90 overpass in Morgan City. On the front row, from left, are Danika Foley of Hoodstock; Jimmy Johnson Jr., Johnson’s son; Courtney “Schola” Long, Hoodstock founder; Deloris Johnson, Johnson’s wife; Mayor Frank “Boo” Grizzaffi; Joe Jones and Charles “Mooney” Maize,” both members of the Morgan City Parks and Recreation Commission; and Shamus LaCoste and Mary Pickens, both members of the Morgan City Biddy Basketball Board. On the back row are Morgan City Director of Recreation and Culture Dwayne Barbier and City Councilman Lou Tamporello. (The Daily Review/Geoff Stoute)
Basketball court dedicated to Jimmy Johnson
A groundbreaking ceremony was held Tuesday to refurbish and rename a local basketball court in honor of a longtime Morgan City Recreation Department volunteer who died recently.