Interviewer: Jacob Campbell

Affiliation: University of Arizona

John was referred by Gerald Atkins during the History II study but never contacted. We met at the Coco Marina in Cocodrie, which Mr. Glover owns and has built up since acquiring it in 1974. While he always envisioned the Marina to be a sport and recreation facility, he needed oil industry money to finance the business. Therefore, he serviced industry boats through the 1970s and 1980s, only recently focusing on sport and commercial fishing. As a result of his business and a political career, Mr. Glover is knowledgeable about the oil industry’s operations in south Louisiana since the 1970s.

Mr. Glover was born in New Orleans in 1943, and moved to Houma at the age of 1. His father was a car salesman. John became a pharmacist and ran a drug store, until buying the Coco Marina in 1974, which eventually became his full-time enterprise. His marina had a crane and heliport, and he provided jack up boats and other oil industry vessels with a variety of services. He was State Representative for Cocodrie from 1988 to 1992, and also served as Police Juror numerous times in Houma. Presently he is expanding his marina as a sport fishing business, bulkhead and restaurant, while also selling real estate.