Interview with Father John Inverse

Accession No.: 
BE4-005-1

02:05 - First oil well in LA was in Jennings, found local workers in the Cajun community. (1901);
01:50 - 7 on 7 off schedule of offshore workers. Discussion about people not attending church because of work schedule and families being pulled apart;
05:00 - Demands on priests trying to help families
05:55 - Anyone can rough-neck without a college degree.
06:10 - Local workers having tougher time making a living off the land (hunting, fishing, trapping) because of damage to the environment;
08:20 - Family units and the oil industry, continuing education diminished to work offshore work;
10:40 - Pagers (beepers) interrupting mass on Sunday;
12:45 - What other industries would step in to help the southern Louisiana economy?;
13:20 - Oil companies only spoke with the church on regards to drilling around church grounds or cemeteries; Conflict with economics and the spiritual world;
22:55 - Cajuns were an assett for oil companies;
23:50 - Discussing future generation of workers: will they be spoiled by the affluence that was gained when oil was found on family land?
29:30 - Talking about early settlers in Point Misère

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Beard, Jack
Subject: 
Oil companies
Creator: 
Jack Beard
Recording date: 
Friday, November 2, 1984
Coverage Spatial: 
Leroy, LA
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
33:25
Cataloged Date: 
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Digitized Date: 
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Original Format: 
Cassette - 60
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96 kHz
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Drawer 10 Row 4