Audio and Video

Video Clips
Leon Comeaux Rufus Marin Joseph LeBlanc
Click here to download a video of Leon Comeaux talking about working offshore Click here to download a video of Rufus Marin talking about the impact of the oil industry on Louisiana Click here to download a video of Joseph LeBlanc talking about job opportunities in the early days of the industry, or here for a longer version
Audio Clips
Jack Proffitt Jerry Burke Charles DeGravelle
talks about doing siesmic work in the early days of the offshore industry talks about how those oil workers with experience in the Gulf brought their experience to other fields talks about language barriers, and how the local people didn't trust landmen who used translators
Lewis Bernard W.D. Frazell Tim Creswell
talks about Lafayette's forethought in attracting the oil industry to the area talks about how the oil industry made Lafayette, and the importance of Herbert Heyman talks about how the people of Lafayette and south Louisiana contributed to the oil industry
Rufus Marin Leon Comeaux Joseph LeBlanc
talks about the impact of the oil industry on Louisiana (same as video) talks about conditions working offshore (same as video) talks about job opportunities in the early days of the oil industry (same as video)

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