OCS Study MMS 2008-047 History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana Volume VI: A Collection of Photographs U.S. Department of the Interior Minerals Management Service Gulf of Mexico OCS Region OCS Study MMS 2008-047 History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana Volume VI: A Collection of Photographs Authors Diane E. Austin Justin Gaines Prepared under MMS Contract 1435-01-02-CA-85169 by Louisiana State University Center for Energy Studies Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803 Published by U.S. Department of the Interior New Orleans Minerals Management Service Gulf of Mexico OCS Region September 2008 DISCLAIMER This report was prepared under contract between the Minerals Management Service (MMS) and Louisiana State University’s Center for Energy Studies. This report has not been technically reviewed by MMS. 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OCS Study MMS 2008-047. 165 pp. ABOUT THE COVER Offshore rig, vessels, and barge in the Gulf of Mexico, May 1956, Jesse Grice Collection (photo number 242-16), Morgan City Archives. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PREFACE..................................................................................................................................... vii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................................................................................. ix 1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................1 1.1. Organization of Materials..................................................................................................1 1.2. The Photographs................................................................................................................2 2. THUMBNAILS OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS .............................................................................3 Angel, Tom ................................................................................................................................5 Ayers, Buddy .............................................................................................................................7 Babin, Eddie...............................................................................................................................8 Barrett, Herb ..............................................................................................................................9 Belanger, Roland......................................................................................................................10 Bernard, Melvin .......................................................................................................................11 Boudreaux, Moye.....................................................................................................................12 Breaux, Numa ..........................................................................................................................13 Broussard, James......................................................................................................................14 Burgess, Leroy .........................................................................................................................16 Camp, Ruth ..............................................................................................................................17 Christ, Charles “CJ”.................................................................................................................18 Cockerham, Bob ......................................................................................................................19 Conrad, Parker .........................................................................................................................20 Constant, Nelson......................................................................................................................21 Crochet, James “Peanut”..........................................................................................................22 Cunningham, Jerry...................................................................................................................23 Curole, Bernice ........................................................................................................................25 Daspit, Walter ..........................................................................................................................26 Dominique, Doughty................................................................................................................28 Fackler, Dale............................................................................................................................29 Fanguy, Phillip.........................................................................................................................32 Galletti, Mary Ann...................................................................................................................33 George, Phillip .........................................................................................................................34 Gilmore, Selwin .......................................................................................................................35 Giroir, Jake...............................................................................................................................36 Grubbs, Whitey........................................................................................................................37 Guidry, Dick ............................................................................................................................39 Guzzetta, Vince........................................................................................................................40 Henderson, Delores..................................................................................................................41 Henry, Ed .................................................................................................................................42 Hobbs, Fannie ..........................................................................................................................43 Hynson, Tom............................................................................................................................44 v TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) Page LeJeune, Houston.....................................................................................................................45 Marmande, Bob........................................................................................................................47 McCully, Jack ..........................................................................................................................48 Michel, Drew ...........................................................................................................................49 Miller, Lillian...........................................................................................................................52 Miller, Lynda ...........................................................................................................................54 Naquin, Donald........................................................................................................................62 Perry, Ken ................................................................................................................................63 Pispsair, Chester.......................................................................................................................64 Poiencot, Russell......................................................................................................................66 Rhodes, Percy ..........................................................................................................................67 Rogers, Pete .............................................................................................................................68 Ryan, John................................................................................................................................69 Savoie, Joyce............................................................................................................................70 Schouest, Joe............................................................................................................................71 Shea, Jerry................................................................................................................................80