Water comes over the dock Tuesday afternoon on the Morgan City riverfront. (The Daily Review/Zachary Fitzgerald)
Atchafalaya now projected to crest near 7.3 feet May 30
Wed, 05/24/2017 - 9:44am
As of 7 a.m. Wednesday, the Atchafalaya River stage was at 6.59 feet in Morgan City and forecasted to crest near 7.3 feet May 30, according to the National Weather Service. Morgan City has three floodgates closed, including one that remains closed all the time, and officials expect to close one more gate by Ecoserv on Second Street due to the projected crest. Berwick planned to close gates at Pacific and Gus streets Wednesday after closing the First Street gate Tuesday.