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Dredging takes place in August 2016 in Berwick Bay. Port of Morgan City officials recently learned that the port will receive an additional $28 million in dredging funds that include money to dredge the bay. (The Daily Review/Bill Decker)

Port to get $28M more in dredging funds

Dredging funds keep flowing in to the Port of Morgan City. Just three months after learning that the port’s annual funds to dredge its waterways will double in 2019, port leaders learned they will get another $28 million in dredging funds to use during the next two years. Officials received news last week that the port should receive $20 million in supplemental dredging funds through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dredge the Atchafalaya River and Bar Channel, Port Executive Director Raymond “Mac” Wade said. “This is a huge, huge boost for the area,” Wade said. “Now, our stakeholders ...

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