Scope and Contents Interviewer(s): J. Piekielek. Dulac, LAAffiliation: University of ArizonaI met Irvin and Drusella Duplantis at the Grand Caillou senior lunch held at the gym near the library in Grand Caillou. They were both eager to talk during lunch and agreed to meet at their house the following day to do an interview. They have a home on Grand Caillou Road, a few houses north of the Combon Bridge. In the front yard they have two porch swings and at least once I saw them on...

Scope and Contents Interviewer(s): R. Higgins. Bayou Vista, LAAffiliation: University of ArizonaEdward was recommended to me by Ray Boykin, who is Ed's neighbor. Though the two of them did not know each other well back in the early days of offshore oil, they socialize now on occasion. Ray told me that Ed helped start the first fab yard in Morgan City and made the initial call to contact Ed. I called Ed the next day and his wife told me to come on over. They live in an old two-story home...

Scope and Contents Interviewer(s): E. Bernier. Houma, LAAffiliation: University of ArizonaMr. Dennis Dupre lives with his wife at Terrebonne House Nursing Home in Houma, LA. The Terrebonne House's manager, Gail Wink, was wonderful in trying to get the stories of the people who live there. She went through the files and found out that Dennis worked in oil for years and then introduced me. Dennis and his wife were sitting watching TV coverage of the September 11th attacks. Dennis is in a...