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First Oil Well

Jennings Oil Company Number 1, Jules Clement, was completed at Evangeline, 5 miles northeast September 21, 1901, by W. Scott Heywood and Associates. This was the start of the vital Louisiana oil and gas industry.

Located in Jennings, LA, Hwy 90, District 7, Jefferson Davis Parish . 7




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