Schools, football among storm caused cancellations

With Hurricane Ida predicted to be a powerful hurricane by Sunday, Tri-City area cancellations are being announced.
Morgan City High School Principal Timothy Hymel has announced that due to storm, the football jamboree scheduled at Morgan City Tiger Stadium for Friday night has been canceled.
Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival Director Hailee Thomas has announced the postponement of the festival’s coronation. The coronation was planned for Saturday.
“I just wanted to let you know, after advisement from the (Morgan City) city council we have decided to postpone the coronation to next weekend,” she said.
The event, which is not open to the general public this year due to COVID-19 concerns, will be held Sept. 4 at the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium.
St. Mary Parish Public Schools Superintendent Teresa Bagwell has announced the closings of all public schools in the parish.
The Houma/Thibodaux Dioceses has also announced that there will be no school for the Central Catholic campus in Morgan City on Monday.
St. Mary Parish Consolidated Gravity Drainage District 2A has released a statement about the possible closure of the Walnut Street canal in Lakeside Subdivision in Morgan City.
The district will keep an eye on rising waters and will make a decision on the closing of the Walnut Street canal in Lakeside in Morgan City on an as needed basis. For information on the possible closure, call the district’s office at 985-380-5511.