Morgan City Daily Review
July 28, 2026
PUBLIC NOTICE
PROCEEDINGS OF A SPECIAL MEETING
THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE MORGAN CITY HARBOR AND TERMINAL
DISTRICT
June 15, 2026
The Board of Commissioners (“Board”) of the Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District (“District”) met in regular session at the District’s office at 7327 Highway 182, Morgan City, Louisiana on June 15, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. Ben Adams, President, convened the meeting with Commissioners, Steven Cornes, Troy Lombardo, Matthew Tycer, and Michael Wise in attendance. Deborah Garber, Marc Felterman, Matthew Glover, and Adam Mayon were absent. Also present in the meeting were Raymond Wade, Executive Director; Simon Gottung, Deputy Director; Tori Henry, Office Manager; Michael Knobloch, Special Projects Manager; Gerard Bourgeois, Board Attorney; Bill Blanchard, GIS Engineering; LTJG Timothy Piquette, United States Coast Guard (“USCG”); and members of the general public.
The meeting was called to order, and the presence of a quorum was noted. Raymond Wade led the invocation, and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
It was moved by Mr. Lombardo and seconded by Mr. Tycer that the minutes of the regular meeting of May 18, 2026 be approved and adopted, with said motion carrying unanimously.
It was moved by Mr. Tycer that the report of receipts and disbursements for the month of May, 2026 be received and ac- cepted and that all invoices presented to the Board for the month of May, 2026 be paid. Mr. Lombardo seconded that motion, which carried un- animously.
LTJG Timothy Piquette reported that: (i) there were 2,800 total transits in May through the VTS zone, averaging 91 per day; and (ii) they now have two (2) drone platforms and five (5) certified pilots available should we ever need.
Raymond Wade reported that: (i) Weeks Marine has completed Stouts Pass and moved into Berwick Harbor for the next 7 days; and (ii) Dredge Arulaq continues working the Bar Channel.
Charles Brittingham reported the only change since last month was that the House passed their Energy and Water Appropriations Bill that included the $30 million in the president’s budget for O&M of the Atchafalaya. He noted we are still waiting for the Senate to pass their bill including the same.
Michael Knobloch reported that: (i) we are currently advertising the warehouse re- roofing project, with the pre-bid walkthrough on June 22nd and bid opening on June 30th; (ii) the legislative session ended on June 1st and we have $8,000,000 in P1 funding and $27,000,000 in P5 funding; (iii) the FY26 Port Infrastructure Development Program ap- plication was submitted on time for the June 1st deadline; (iv) we re- ceived the two (2) buckets funded through the FY23 US Marine Highways Program and will have training later in the month, with the forklift set to arrive in July; (v) we have submitted the FY25 Marine Highways Program grant agreement to MARAD for approval and Mr. Tycer moved to authorize Mr. Wade to execute said agreement, contingent upon MARAD approval, which was seconded by Mr. Lombardo and carried unanimously. Mr. Tycer moved to authorize advertisement for bid of 80-ton rough terrain crane and track skid steel loader, which was seconded by Mr. Cornes and carried unanimously; a And (vi) FY26 Port Security Grant program is now taking applications, which are due July 16th.
Bill Blanchard reported that both the access channel and bulkhead plans for Bollinger were submitted to FP&C for approval.
Robert Karam reported that they have addressed all of DOTD’s comments on the West Dock plans and have submitted a full revised set also to FP&C for review.
Simon Gottung reported that: (i) we have been do- ing some pressure washing around our facilities; and (ii) we will surplus the Grove cherry picker next month.
Mr. Bourgeois reported that the Board is required to select an official journal annually. Mr. Tycer moved that the following resolution be adopted, designating the Morgan City Review as its official Journal, which was seconded by Mr. Lombardo and carried un- animously.
Resolution
A Resolution designating the Morgan City Re- view as the official journal of the Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District
WHEREAS, Louisiana Revised Statute 43:171 requires the Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District to designate an official journal for publications of the proceedings of its board and such financial statements required by and furnished to the legislative auditor.
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District (“District”) finds that the Morgan City Review, a newspaper in Morgan City, meets all the requirements for its designation as the official journal of the District.
Accordingly,
BE IT RESOLV-ED, that the Morgan City Review, a newspaper being published in Morgan City, Louisiana, is designated and selected as the official journal of the District.
With there being no further business to come before the Board, it was moved by Mr. Tycer and seconded by Mr. Wise that the meeting was adjourned.
Attest:
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Matthew K.
Glover,
Secretary
Adv. July 29, 2026