Photo courtesy of William Gant
Digging up history
Tue, 03/03/2026 - 8:49am
William Gant, the subject of a 2024 story after he and his metal detector found a Confederate belt plate in Morgan City, now has a matching Union belt plate that he found in his own yard — fittingly enough, on Federal Avenue. The Marine Corps veteran says the finds have kindled his interest in the Civil War.