Moncla Energy Services, LLC321 RENAUD DR., LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, United States

The oil industry was just beginning to thrive when, in 1942, Cecil Guinn moved his family from Monroe, Louisiana to begin a career in that state’s famous oilfield in Jennings.

When WWII broke out, he, and his identical twin brother Carl, wanted to sign up for active duty. Carl ended up in the Air Force; however, due to Cecil’s perforated ear drum, he could not pass his entrance physical. He was upset about not being able to fight for his country, but another brother Earl, pastor at the First Baptist Church in Jennings, consoled Cecil, convincing him that the war efforts needed oil to support tanks and planes, and that the oilfield would make him feel a part of the war effort. Earl found Cecil a job with National Supply where he worked for five years in Jennings before being transferred to Houma.