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The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is conducting research on the history of the offshore oil industry in Louisiana. The project will focus on the development of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and its impact on the culture of south Louisiana. |
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| Since the first half of the twentieth century, the oil industry has been a significant force in the social, cultural, political, and economic development and transformation of Acadiana. | ||||||
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| The UL Lafayette History Department has conducted interviews and gathered information from individuals involved in the development of the offshore oil industry to facilitate the study. | ||||||
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| The study is being conducted for the Minerals Management Service of the United States Department of the Interior in order to synthesize information already collected from previous studies of the OCS. This project is funded by US Department of interiors, Mineral management service.
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