Business & Industry
First Louisiana Oil Well
Exploitable petroleum deposits were found in Louisiana in 1901, changing the state's economy and landscape forever.
Exploitable petroleum deposits were found in Louisiana in 1901, changing the state's economy and landscape forever.
In the early 1900s, the Standard Oil Company of Louisiana built one of the largest refineries in the world in Baton Rouge.
The Standard Oil Company of Louisiana transformed Baton Rouge but found a political opponent in Huey P. Long.
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