Affiliation: University of Arizona

Edward J. Anderson found out about the oil history research project on the KATC3 News segment with Morgan Lundy. Laura Loewer responded to Edward and they set up an interview over the phone at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette. Edward was accompanied by a friend of his, Patrice, and she speaks briefly towards the middle of the interview, but leaves to get to work with about 30 minutes left in the recording.

Edward James Anderson was born in 1958 and is originally from Lafayette, Louisiana. Edward James (also known as “EJ”) did not graduate from high school, and began working offshore September 1st of 1976 for Teledyne Oil and Gas. He worked for 10 different companies throughout his career. When he sustained an injury on the job and had to have back surgery, he was unable to return to work and retired around 2000.