2004-03-22

Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston

This is an oral history interview with Houston Le Jeune conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Houston LeJeune was interviewed on the history of Sun Oil.  He went to work for Sun at the age of 18 in 1945 in Opelousas, Louisiana and worked for them for nearly 29 years.  He worked around Sunset, Galveston, Padre Island, Laguna Madre, Bay St. Louis, and many other places in Texas and Louisiana.  Mr. LeJeune came to Morgan City in 1948.  He performed primarily seismic work for the company and relates laying shot and the difficulty of working in the swamps.  He remembers special problems with blasting caps and power lines.  Mr. LeJeune was drafted in 1951 for the Korean War (Air Force).  He remembers a big change in leadership and Sun Oil. He says workers in the early days were measured by "integrity."  He discusses the Great Depression, WWII, and the oil boom and bust.  He was 77 years old at the time of the interview. Interviewer: Jamie Christy.

interviews

Energy development; Petroleum industry and trade; LeJeune, Houston

Morgan City, Louisiana

Oral Histories from the Houston History Project

University of Houston Libraries Special Collections

English

Collection
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Houston History Archives
Oral Histories from the Houston History Project

Preservation Location: ark:/84475/pm3822h8436