Dredge the waterways and business will come. That's a sentiment Port of Morgan City leaders have expressed again and again. A spokesman for one congressman assures port officials their voices are being heard, he said Monday. The Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District Commission met Monday. Priority No. 1 for port officials has been to push for more federal funding to dredge the Atchafalaya River and Atchafalaya River Bar Channel that extends beyond the mouth of the river. Waterway commerce in the area has suffered during due to lack of water depth, especially for the past few years. An adequately ...