Morgan City in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

The Governor Jared Young Sanders Memorial Monument

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, December 21, 2017

1. The Governor Jared Young Sanders Memorial Monument Marker

Inscription.
Panel 1

Jared Young Sanders III
Born January 29, 1944
on
Avoca Plantation
Died March 23, 1944
in
Baton Rouge.
Progress
Panel 2
Governor
1908-1912
Congressman
6th District
1917-1921
Good Roads
Panel 3
"A Son of Old St. Mary"

Panel 4
State Representative
1892-1896
1898-1904
Speaker of the House
1900-1904
Lieutenant Governor
1904-1908
Integrity

Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical date for this entry is January 29, 1944.

Location. 29° 41.743′ N, 91° 12.432′ W. Marker is in Morgan City, Louisiana, in St. Mary Parish. It is at the intersection of Everett Street and Third Street, on the left when traveling east on Everett Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Morgan City LA 70380, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and monument is in Louisiana’s River Parishes,

in Acadiana — Cajun Country,

and in Bayou Country. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

on the Gulf Coast,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

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the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

Acadia,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Charles Morgan (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Civil War Years (about 600 feet away); Sacred Heart Of Jesus Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Atchafalaya River (approx. 0.2 miles away); Morgan City Floodwalls (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Atchafalaya River (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Offshore Oil Well (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morgan City.

More about this marker. Located in the Lawrence Park

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, December 22, 2017

2. The Governor Jared Young Sanders Memorial Monument Marker

December 21, 2017

3. The Governor Jared Young Sanders Memorial Monument Marker

December 22, 2017

4. The Governor Jared Young Sanders Memorial Monument Marker

December 22, 2017

5. The Governor Jared Young Sanders Memorial Monument Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 25, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 440 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 25, 2017.