Morgan City Police Respond to Large Fight at High School Basketball Game, Unrelated Injury

The Morgan City Police Department has responded to a large fight that occurred Tuesday evening at Morgan City High School. The fight occurred during a basketball game. According to the LHSAA website, the Morgan City High School Girls Basketball team was scheduled to play Jeanerette on Tuesday at 5:30 pm.

At the same time, the Morgan City Police Department, Morgan City Fire Department and Acadian Ambulance also responded to an unrelated injury at the game. A spokesman with the Morgan City Police Department said the person injured was a spectator and not an athlete.

We will update the story as more information becomes available.