“Cancer Alley”

The Plantation Museums on River Road, Part II

In the finale of Blood & Oil, hosts Kenny & Lauren detail their experiences at some of the plantation museums in South Louisiana: Oak Alley Plantation, Laura Plantation & Creole Heritage Site, and the Whitney Plantation & Slavery Museum.  Thank you to all of our listeners for supporting our project of untold Southern history! Come with us inside these museums and see for yourself what we discuss in the episode!  View our photos on the Episode 9 Show Notes page: www.bloodandoilpodcast.com/episode-9 [http://www.bloodandoilpodcast.com/episode-9]  Music: Blood & Oil Theme, Brotha Trav www.instagram.com/BrothaTrav [http://www.instagram.com/BrothaTrav] Support Blood & Oil on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bloodandoilpodcast [http://www.patreon.com/bloodandoilpodcast] Visit our website for more information: www.bloodandoilpodcast.com [http://www.bloodandoilpodcast.com] Follow us! Instagram: www.instagram.com/bloodoilpod [http://www.instagram.com/bloodoilpod] Twitter: www.twitter.com/bloodoilpod [https://twitter.com/bloodoilpod] The opinions voiced within this podcast’s conversations are just that - opinions. When facts and research are given, the sources are cited within our Show Notes page on our website and/or within the episode. Questions, comments and corrections: bloodandoilpodcast@gmail.com [bloodandoilpodcast@gmail.com]

The Plantation Museums on River Road, Part I

While progressive River Road residents organized for a better environment, their conservative neighbors organized to create Louisiana’s River Road plantation museums. New historical societies transformed their socioeconomic power into the institutional power to construct a lasting historical narrative. Plantation museums might not pollute the natural environment like refineries, but they have polluted Louisiana in a completely different way. Episode 8 Notes Page: www.bloodandoilpodcast.com/episode-8 [http://www.bloodandoilpodcast.com/episode-8]  Music: Blood & Oil Theme, Travers LaVille. www.instagram.com/BrothaTrav [http://www.instagram.com/BrothaTrav]  Fundraiser Acoustic Folk Guitar, Media Music Group Support Blood & Oil on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bloodandoilpodcast [http://www.patreon.com/bloodandoilpodcast] Visit our website for more information: www.bloodandoilpodcast.com [http://www.bloodandoilpodcast.com] Follow us! Instagram: www.instagram.com/bloodoilpod [http://www.instagram.com/bloodoilpod] Twitter: www.twitter.com/bloodoilpod [https://twitter.com/bloodoilpod] The opinions voiced within this podcast’s conversations are just that - opinions. When facts and research are given, the sources are cited within our Show Notes page on our website and/or within the episode. Questions, comments and corrections: bloodandoilpodcast@gmail.com [bloodandoilpodcast@gmail.com]

“Cancer Alley”

Many people have heard of “Cancer Alley,” a fatalistic name given to South Louisiana’s chemical corridor along the Mississippi River. But how did this region receive that name, who created it, and what is being done to challenge industrial domination? This episode looks at the swell of Louisiana’s grassroots environmental organizing during the 1980s and 1990s. Episode 7 Notes Page: www.bloodandoilpodcast.com/episode-7 [http://www.bloodandoilpodcast.com/episode-7]  Find Steve Lerner’s book, Diamond: A Struggle for Environmental Justice in Louisiana’s Chemical Corridor here: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262622042/diamond/ [https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262622042/diamond/]  Music: Blood & Oil Theme, Travers LaVille. www.instagram.com/BrothaTrav [http://www.instagram.com/BrothaTrav] America The Blue, Patrick Smith Support Blood & Oil on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bloodandoilpodcast [http://www.patreon.com/bloodandoilpodcast] Visit our website for more information: www.bloodandoilpodcast.com [http://www.bloodandoilpodcast.com] Follow us! Instagram: www.instagram.com/bloodoilpod [http://www.instagram.com/bloodoilpod] Twitter: www.twitter.com/bloodoilpod [https://twitter.com/bloodoilpod] The opinions voiced within this podcast’s conversations are just that - opinions. When facts and research are given, the sources are cited within our Show Notes page on our website and/or within the episode. Questions, comments and corrections: bloodandoilpodcast@gmail.com [bloodandoilpodcast@gmail.com]

Holiday Special! Tourism in NOLA: Then & Now

In this special episode of Blood & Oil, hosts Kenny & Lauren go on a festive tangent: the history of tourism in America’s Most Interesting City, New Orleans.  With the help of friends and family to describe what makes New Orleans special to them, Blood & Oil looks at New Orleans’ other big industry and asks the question: how can learning about the history of tourism deepen our love of NOLA and help us be better tourists? Music: Time To Swing - Neil Cross Join our Patreon for hours of extra content & to support independent research: www.patreon.com/bloodandoilpodcast [http://www.patreon.com/bloodandoilpodcast]  Holiday Special Notes Page: www.bloodandoilpodcast.com/holiday-special [http://www.bloodandoilpodcast.com/holiday-special]  Support Blood & Oil on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bloodandoilpodcast [http://www.patreon.com/bloodandoilpodcast] Visit our website for more information: www.bloodandoilpodcast.com [http://www.bloodandoilpodcast.com] Follow us! Instagram: www.instagram.com/bloodoilpod [http://www.instagram.com/bloodoilpod] Twitter: www.twitter.com/bloodoilpod [https://twitter.com/bloodoilpod] The opinions voiced within this podcast’s conversations are just that - opinions. When facts and research are given, the sources are cited within our Show Notes page on our website and/or within the episode. Questions, comments and corrections: bloodandoilpodcast@gmail.com [bloodandoilpodcast@gmail.com]

The Oil Boom in Plantation Country: Labor in Louisiana

In part 3 of our Oil Boom episode series, we dive into Louisiana’s labor history. We talk about why the Jim Crow South had so few labor unions before World War II and when labor finally arrived in Louisiana, how it changed the refinery forever and killed the company town.  Join our Patreon for hours of extra content & to support independent research: www.patreon.com/bloodandoilpodcast [http://www.patreon.com/bloodandoilpodcast]  Episode 6 Show Notes Page: www.bloodandoilpodcast.com/episode-6 [http://www.bloodandoilpodcast.com/episode-6]  For more about the history of the Oil Workers International Union, see Ray Davidson’s book, Challenging the Giants. Music: Blood & Oil Theme, Travers LaVille: www.instagram.com/BrothaTrav [http://www.instagram.com/BrothaTrav] Support Blood & Oil on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bloodandoilpodcast [http://www.patreon.com/bloodandoilpodcast] Visit our website for more information: www.bloodandoilpodcast.com [http://www.bloodandoilpodcast.com] Follow us! Instagram: www.instagram.com/bloodoilpod [http://www.instagram.com/bloodoilpod] Twitter: www.twitter.com/bloodoilpod [https://twitter.com/bloodoilpod] The opinions voiced within this podcast’s conversations are just that - opinions. When facts and research are given, the sources are cited within our Show Notes page on our website and/or within the episode. Questions, comments and corrections: bloodandoilpodcast@gmail.com [bloodandoilpodcast@gmail.com]