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The following are the radio dispatch logs from the Morgan City Police Department. To report unlawful or suspicious activity, call the Police Department at 985-380-4605.
Wednesday, Dec. 31
5:32 a.m. 1100 block of Victor II Boulevard; Alarm.
8:31 a.m. 1500 block of North Third Street; Medical.
9:18 a.m. Third/Barrow streets; Animal complaint.
9:51 a.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Complaint.
11:41 a.m. 1100 block of Marguerite Street; Complaint.
12:23 p.m. 1100 block of Marguerite Street; Telephone harassment.
3:51 p.m. Martin Luther King Boulevard; Fire.
4:10 p.m. 3300 block of Youngs Road; 911 hang up.
4:12 p.m. 3000 block of Helen Drive; Animal complaint.
4:45 p.m. Apple/Garber streets; Fireworks.
6 p.m. U.S. 90 East after Federal Avenue Exit; Stalled vehicle.
7:01 p.m. 200 block of Aucoin Street; Complaint.
7:09 p.m. 900 block of Walnut Drive; Medical.
7:19 p.m. 800 block of Young Street; Disturbance.
8:03 p.m. 500 block of Egle Street; Medical.
8:28 p.m. 2000 block of La 70; Fire.
8:34 p.m. Chennault Street; Fireworks.
8:51 p.m. 6000 block of La. 182; Complaint.
8:53 p.m. Fourth Street; Fireworks.
9:24 p.m. Marshall Street; Fireworks.
9:32 p.m. Morgan City; Fireworks.
9:43 p.m. Morgan City; Welfare concern.
10:24 p.m. Marshall Street; Loud music.
10:55 p.m. U.S. 90 East; Reckless operation.
11:47 p.m. 1000 block of Marguerite Street; Assistance.
Thursday, Jan. 1
12:35 a.m. 200 block of Roderick Street; Complaint.
1:13 a.m. Brashear Avenue Exit/Ninth Street; Assistance.
3:54 a.m. U.S. 90 East; Reckless operation.
5:39 a.m. 1000 block of Victor II Boulevard; Alarm.
8:45 a.m. 800 block of North Everett Street; Alarm.
9:09 a.m. 500 block of Roderick Street; Medical.
1:18 p.m. U.S. 90; Stalled vehicle.
2:14 p.m. 7200 block of La. 182; Disturbance.
3:50 p.m. 800 block of Railroad Avenue; Disturbance.
4:02 p.m. 3100 block of Lake Palourde Road; Medical.
5:03 p.m. Area General Hodges Street/Federal Avenue; Complaint.
5:24 p.m. Lakeside Drive; Disturbance.
7 p.m. 6000 block of La. 182; Alarm.
8:53 p.m. 1000 block of Walnut Drive; Medical.
9:33 p.m. 6000 block of La. 182; Domestic disturbance.
10:12 p.m. 2000 block of La. 70; Medical.
10:23 p.m. 800 block of Onstead Street; Alarm.
Friday, Jan. 2
12:42 a.m. 800 block of Marshall Street; Subject removal.
3:10 a.m. Federal/Brashear avenues; Assistance.
3:18 a.m. 3000 block of Roderick Street; Suspicious vehicle.
7:21 a.m. 600 block of Grove Street; Lost and found property.
8:55 a.m. 7400 block of La. 182; Medical.
10:48 a.m. 1300 block of Elm Street; Medical.
11:07 a.m. 3000 block of Keith Street; Assistance.
11:26 a.m. 900 block of Sycamore Street; Suspicious vehicle.
11:40 a.m. 600 block of Arenz Street; Disturbance.
12:37 p.m. 900 block of Fourth Street; Remove subject.
2:13 p.m. La. 182/Aycock Street; Assistance.
2:16 p.m. 500 block of Bowman Street; Medical.
3:53 p.m. Cannatas to Wyandotte Subdivision; Utilities.
4:34 p.m. 500 block of Bowman Street; Utilities.
5:46 p.m. 600 block of Leona Street; Complaint.
5:50 p.m. 500 block of Sixth Street; Complaint.
6:06 p.m. 1500 block of North Third Street; Alarm.
6:28 p.m. 500 block of Aucoin Street; Complaint.
6:28 p.m. 700 block of Brashear Avenue; Hit and run.
6:33 p.m. 200 block of Patton Street; Medical.
6:45 p.m. 1000 block of Sycamore Street; Patrol.
6:53 p.m. 2300 block of Clements Street; Complaint.
8:53 p.m. Railroad Avenue/Third Street; Juvenile complaint.
9:28 p.m. 7000 block of Railroad Avenue; Arrest.
Saturday, Jan. 3
12:44 a.m. 600 block of Bush Street; Medical.
12:56 a.m. 600 block of Barrow Street; Medical.
3:40 a.m. 5000 block of Railroad Avenue; Alarm.
5:35 a.m. 6300 block of La. 182; Stalled vehicle.
8:06 a.m. 7200 block of La. 182; Medical.
8:10 a.m. 6700 block of La. 182; Alarm.
9:03 a.m. 7700 block of La. 182; Suspicious vehicle.
9:39 a.m. 700 block of David Drive; Disturbance.
11:41 a.m. 1000 block of Belanger Street; Civil matter.
12:34 p.m. 3200 block of Jennie Drive; Check building open door.
1:41 p.m. U.S. 90 East/Bridge; Reckless driver.
2:08 p.m. 300 block of Glenwood Street; Medical.
2:46 p.m. U.S. 90 East/Bridge; Stalled vehicle.
4:19 p.m. 600 block of Bush Street; Remove subject.
4:36 p.m. 1100 block of Dora Street; Welfare concern.
5:28 p.m. 1000 block of La. 70; Remove subject.
6:27 p.m. Federal Avenue/Belanger Street; Complaint.
7:21 p.m. 1400 block of Filmore Street; Juvenile complaint.
7:25 p.m. 600 block of Brashear Avenue; Animal complaint.
8:04 p.m. 700 block of David Drive; Disturbance.
8:12 p.m. Barrow/Second streets; Loud music.
9:42 p.m. 200 block of Pecos Street; Disturbance.
9:47 p.m. 3100 block of Susan Drive; Complaint.
9:54 p.m. 300 block of Glenwood Street; Juvenile complaint.
10:31 p.m. 2400 block of Apple Street; Arrest.
10:51 p.m. 1000 block of Missouri Street; Lost and found.
10:57 p.m. 900 block of Short Street; Patrol.
11:22 p.m. 600 block of Brashear Avenue; Three arrests.
11:46 p.m. 700 block of David Drive; Disturbance.
Sunday, Jan. 4
9:44 a.m. 1000 block of Hickory Street; Theft.
10:25 a.m. 1000 block of Sycamore Street; Criminal trespassing.
10:53 a.m. 1000 block of Second Street; Alarm.
10:58 a.m. 600 block of Bowman Street; Utilities.
12:23 p.m. 600 block of Bowman Street; Vehicle accident.
1:20 p.m. 8100 block of La. 182; Animal complaint.
3:36 p.m. 700 block of Bush Street; Criminal damage to property.
4:35 p.m. 2400 block of Cypress Street; Fireworks.
4:40 p.m. 6400 block of La. 182; Alarm.
5:14 p.m. 2300 block of La. 70; Alarm.
6:09 p.m. 700 block of First Street; Medical.
6:52 p.m. 1000 block of Sycamore Street; Patrol.
7:11 p.m. 900 block of Short Street; Patrol.
7:46 p.m. Aycock/Glenwood streets; Complaint.
7:57 p.m. 200 block of La. 70; Warrant
10:01 p.m. Federal Avenue/Greenwood Street; Suspicious subject.
Monday, Jan. 5
4:30 a.m. Front Street; Suspicious vehicle.

A platoon of waterfowl biologists, field technicians and volunteers gathered outside of the entrance to Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuges’ Pintail Drive in mid-December waiting for lesser snow geese to show up. The group could see small flocks of snows drop into a flooded impoundment perhaps a quarter mile up the road, where they would eventually swim to a grist pile provided courtesy of refuge managers.
The intent of this early morning foray into the refuge was twofold. One was to capture midcontinent lesser snow geese and attach 25 state-of-the-art tracking devices to identify habitats, movements and seasons important to their overall survival and management.
The second purpose was to study and monitor avian influenza. In late December, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries issued a press release stating that this fall’s migrations have led to a resurgence of the virus in waterfowl and other wild birds. It went on to say that while many recover, some may show neurological symptoms that can lead to death. Moreover, scavenging birds such as raptors and vultures are highly susceptible to the disease.
The hope that morning was to capture as many lesser snow geese on the grist pile as possible using a rocket net.
The plan, unbeknownst to the geese, was while they stuffed their gizzards with sand to digest their food, LDWF Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge Research Program Manager Paul Link would fire the net in ambush-like fashion, making the capture.
The morning temperature hovered around the freezing mark, and everyone came dressed for the occasion as there was no shortage of winter gear being worn. But, despite having the appropriate apparel, some, including myself, had the shivers.
I could hear one guy mumble, “come on geese — let’s go,” as if he was speaking directly to the ancient waterfowl spirits of the flyway’s midcontinent light goose population.
Unfortunately, the spirits weren’t listening. The refuge marsh and surrounding rice fields were white from a hard frost that blanketed all of southwest Louisiana overnight.
I observed this before, where massive bodies of perhaps 5 to 10 thousand snow geese stood loafing in a green winter wheat field waiting for the sun to rise overhead. After the frost is long melted and the sun’s rays permeated deep into their feathers, they raucously leap all at once toward the sky. It’s a sight to behold.
I thought about my past experiences with these snow geese on this refuge. Having hunted both the Cameron Prairie NWR’s senior lottery waterfowl hunts and taking my grandson on the youth waterfowl hunts, we could expect these geese to show up between 9-9:30 a.m.
I wasn’t wrong. About 9:15 a.m. we heard the rocket charges detonate in one long burst. The entire group now mobilized, diving into ATV side-by-sides and pickups towing trailer loads of orange crates and floating sleds to the grist pile.
There was no time to think about the frigid cold and water now. Under the net was well over a hundred lesser snows that needed to be removed as quickly as possible, where they wouldn’t be further stressed from exposure to the elements.
Once crated, the whole operation went from a controlled chaos to a rhythmic banding process. Some of the birds would be collared with tracking devices based upon their sex and health, while others would go through swabbing and bloodletting to test for avian influenza.
The light goose story, which not only includes midcontinent lesser snow geese, but also greater snow geese and Ross’ geese, goes back a few decades, where their numbers reached unprecedented highs throughout the early to mid-90s.
In a collaborated article written by Mitch D. Weegman, PhD, Kevin Kraai, and Mike Brasher, PhD, published in the July 1, 2025 issue of Ducks Unlimited Magazine, the feature stated, “the rate of population growth was so extreme, biologists worried that feeding behaviors of hyper abundant geese would irreparably damage fragile arctic and subarctic ecosystems, threatening other populations of wildlife.”
The DU article takes a deep dive into the history of midcontinent light geese, discussing how the 1999 Light Goose Conservation Order was established in an effort to reduce adult survival.
The order allowed for a no holds barred approach to regulations, where everything from no plugs in shotguns, to electronic callers with amplified sound, and extended seasons were allowed and established.
The article mentions how light goose populations peaked at around 20 million in 2007. However, what’s important to note is light goose numbers have been in decline precipitously ever since. It’s estimated snow goose numbers have plummeted by 70 percent to 6 million as of 2022.
Weegman, Kraai and Brasher point out what became apparent was the LGCO had been unsuccessful in reducing adult survival, which was the primary rate it was designed to affect. Their article stated, since implementation of the LGCO, harvest rates of “adult” midcontinent snow geese as a percentage of the total population have changed little, hovering around 2 to 3 percent. Likewise, adult survival rates have barely budged and have even increased in recent years.
With the dramatic decline in light goose numbers, the focus has shifted to productivity. The question is, what are the things that are impacting annual changes in light goose productivity?
Link and his team have captured and banded 312 lesser snow geese on Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge and Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge this winter. Some of the objectives they hope to achieve is estimating nesting propensity and reproductive outcomes based on locational and behavioral data. Also, quantify the habitat use and degree of inter- and intra-winter movements of adult snow geese within and among wintering sites.
In addition to these objectives, Link hopes to be able to describe the migration routes, speed and behavior of tagged individuals during the prelude to the nesting season. He hopes to quantify the extent to which variation in migration data attributes to things like staging and wintering habitat use and therefore explains variations in nesting propensity and reproductive outcomes.
Link, in listing the objectives, points out how the results can help biologists form a full annual cycle model for snow geese and quantify the relative importance of phases of the annual cycle to explain variation in productivity.
Link said, “We’re proposing to capture and collar 20 to 40 adult female snow geese during the next 5-plus winters. We’ll attempt to mark half in the coastal marsh of Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge and half in the rice prairie region of southwestern Louisiana. Multiple years of marked birds are needed to untangle the complicated carry-over effects, which is essentially what happens in one season carries over to impact subsequent seasons.”
Research Professional Deb Carter works for the Department of Pathology in the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Georgia/Southeast Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study Group. Carter has been involved in avian influenza research for well over a decade as she crisscrosses the United States annually.
Carter said, “This study has been going on for 4 years, where we have been monitoring avian influenza in these snow geese. Early in the study there was no highly pathogenic avian influenza and then when high path did come in, it became apparent that these snow geese were getting sick and dying and that the high path virus was still in them.”
Carter says UGA’s goal this winter was to sample 120 lesser snow geese. Samples of 60 were taken on separate occasions. What’s noteworthy, Carter mentioned that in her initial group of 60, 95 percent had antibodies to the flu, indicating the birds had contracted avian influenza at some point.
Avian influenza, particularly highly pathogenic H5N1, is extremely hard on juvenile snow geese. One of the things the UGA/SCWDS group is trying to assess is what the impact of highly pathogenic avian influenza has on snow goose populations.
During the two snow goose captures in December, Link shared that 85 adult snows and 7 juveniles were caught on Rockefeller Wildlife Management Refuge. On Cameron Prairie NWR, 153 adults were captured and only 19 juveniles. Though anecdotal, both numbers represent low numbers of juveniles compared to adult birds.
Link says he also saw large differences in age ratios with his own eyes in Saskatchewan in October and again in North Dakota in November where he suspects H5N1 was the likely culprit.
The Lincoln-Petersen method of estimating waterfowl populations differs by using band recoveries instead of traditional survey methods. Link says you have to go back to 1987-89 when midcontinent light geese populations were as low as the current L-P estimate of 4 million.
No doubt findings over the next several years, particularly if numbers continue to decline, will impact how wildlife professionals across all flyways approach managing light geese populations.
John Flores is the Morgan City Review’s outdoor writer. He can be contacted at gowiththeflo@cox.net.

It’s not unusual for cats to have the occasional upset stomach, but when issues persist, something more serious could be going on.
One possible hidden cause is small cell gastrointestinal lymphoma, a type of cancer that develops in the digestive tract and interferes with how the body absorbs nutrients. Because its signs resemble many common stomach issues, it can be hard to recognize. 
Dr. Regina Hayburn, a clinical assistant professor at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, shares what cat owners should know about small cell GI lymphoma, from recognizing warning signs to understanding how it’s diagnosed and treated. 
Understanding
the disease
Lymphoma is a cancer of lymphocytes — immune cells that help the body fight infection — that causes both an overproduction of these cells and hinders their ability to function as they should. Because the GI tract contains a large number of these cells, it’s a common place for lymphoma to develop in cats.
“Small cell GI lymphoma is the most common cancer of a cat’s digestive system and a highly prevalent feline cancer overall,” Hayburn said. “It can form anywhere along the digestive tract, including the stomach, small intestine, or colon.”
This cancer is thought to be a spectrum of disease with inflammatory bowel disease, which is characterized by chronic inflammation in the GI tract that leads to abnormalities in the intestinal walls. This can alter how food and water move through the system and are absorbed.
Unlike large cell GI lymphoma — a much rarer form that causes sudden, severe illness — small cell GI lymphoma develops slowly, with signs often progressing over months to years.
“Because of the impaired motility and absorption, chronic vomiting and diarrhea are common, along with weight loss and decreased appetite, although some cats maintain a normal or even increased appetite in early stages,” Hayburn said. “As the disease progresses, cats often stop eating, vomit more frequently, and become increasingly lethargic and generally unwell due to chronic illness and weight loss.” 
Getting a diagnosis 
Because symptoms resemble other digestive issues, the condition can be difficult to identify without proper testing. Bloodwork to evaluate overall health is an important first step. 
While an abdominal ultrasound can show thickened GI wall layers or changes to the intestinal walls, it can’t confirm cancer. The only way to definitively diagnose GI lymphoma is through a tissue biopsy — removing a tissue sample for microscopic examination. 
“Tissue biopsy can be done by endoscopy or surgery,” Hayburn said. “Endoscopic biopsies are minimally invasive but obtain really small pieces of tissue. Surgical biopsies can collect tissue samples from different parts of the intestine and include full intestinal thickness samples, but the con of this is that it’s an open-abdomen surgery.” 
Once tissue is collected, veterinarians use additional tests to distinguish GI lymphoma from conditions like irritable bowel disease, which appears similar under ultrasound but requires different treatment. 
Treatment options 
Small cell GI lymphoma is treatable but often requires long-term chemotherapy. 
“The most common treatments involve oral chemotherapy (Chlorambucil) given at home and oral steroids (prednisolone). These medications can be given long-term and help control this disease for years,” Hayburn said. “This is generally well tolerated, but oral medications can be challenging for some cats.”
Because of this, veterinarians at Texas A&M are exploring new treatment options. 
“We have a clinical trial generously funded by EveryCat Health looking at using radiation therapy in relapse cases, or those that did not see improvement with chemotherapy,” Hayburn said. “This would make treatment easier for cats who are difficult to orally medicate or who don’t like frequent veterinary visits.” 
When undergoing chemotherapy treatment, success is measured by how the cat feels rather than imaging results.
“Abdominal ultrasounds might still show visible signs of the cancer even when the cat is feeling much better,” Hayburn said. “As long as the cat’s physical symptoms are managed — where the cat is eating well, gaining weight, and having minimal to no vomiting and diarrhea — the treatment plan is likely effective and doesn’t need to be changed.” 
With early detection and attentive care, many cats go on to live happy, comfortable lives for years after diagnosis. 
Pet Talk is a service of the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University. Stories can be viewed on the web at vetmed.tamu.edu/news/pet-talk.
Suggestions for future topics may be directed to vmbs-editor@tamu.edu.

PUBLIC NOTICE
“NOTICE TO
ESTABLISH A
BRANCH”
In the matter of
the establishment
of a branch of M C
Bank and Trust
Company. Notice
is hereby given
that the M C Bank
and Trust Company,
whose Main
Office and Office
and domicile is
located in Morgan
City, St. Mary Parish,
Louisiana, has
made application
to the Federal
Deposit Insurance
Corporation and
the Louisiana
Commissioner of
Financial Institutions
to establish a
branch to be located
at 5400 Magazine
Street, Suite
100, New Orleans,
Orleans Parish,
Louisiana.
Any person
wishing to comment
on this application
may file his
or comments, in
writing, with the
Regional Director
(DOS) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance
Corporation
at its Dallas
Regional Office at
600 North Pearl
Street, Suite 700
Dallas, Texas
75201, not later
than January 26,
2026. The nonconfidential
portion of
the application is
on file in the
regional office and
is available for
inspection during
regular business
hours. Photocopies
of the nonconfidential
portion of the
application file
will be made available
upon request.
Any person
wishing to comment
on this application
with the
Louisiana Office of
Financial Institutions
may file his
or her comments,
in writing, with
the Commissioner
of Financial Institutions,
Post Office
Box 94095, Baton
Rouge, Louisiana,
70804-9095. The
Office of Financial
Institutions is not
required to consider
any comments
received more than
30 days after the
date of publication
of this Notice. The
Public Section of
the application
will be available at
the Office of Financial
Institutions
for public inspection
during the
regular business
hours of 8:00 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday.
This notice is
published pursuant
to Part 303.7
of the Rules and
Regulations of the
Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation
and LAC
10: I. Chapter 5 of
the “Louisiana
Register”.
M C Bank & Trust
Company
(Name of Institution)
1201 Brashear
Ave., Morgan City,
LA 70380
(Address)
By: Christopher
LeBato
(President, CEO)
Cost: $49.50
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF
CHANGE OF
BUSINESS
NAME
To Whom It May
Concern,
Please take
notice that the
business entity
Teche Action
Board, Inc., doing
business as Teche
Action
Clinic, has
changed its assumed
business
name to Teche
Health.
This change is
effective as of
December 2024.
The reason for
this change is:
Aligning the name
with a comprehensive
service provided.
All business and
legal matters previously
conducted
under the old
name are now
handled under the
new name. The
company will continue
to honor all
existing contracts
and commitments.
Previous name:
Teche Action
Board, Inc.
Previous Assumed
Business Name:
Teche Action Clinic
New Assumed
Business Name:
Teche Health
Adv. Dec. 17, 19,
24, 26 and 31,
2025, and Jan. 2,
2026

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