Jason P. Theriot Consulting, LLC was founded by Jason P. Theriot, Ph.D., an independent historian, historical research consultant, author, and multimedia producer specializing in energy, environmental, business, and Gulf Coast history. He earned his doctorate in history from the University of Houston and a degree in broadcast journalism from LSU, and he was a postdoctoral Energy Policy Fellow at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.
Dr. Theriot is the author of American Energy, Imperiled Coast: Oil and Gas Development in Louisiana's Wetlands and Great Game Paradise: A History of Vermilion Corporation, among other publications. His work blends archival research, historical literature research, oral history, and narrative storytelling to document the people, companies, and communities that shaped our history.
His professional practice focuses on commissioned family memoirs, biographies, company histories, and historical research projects. Ongoing projects include an executive memoir at Sun Oil / Oryx Energy, a company history of the DeGeorge family real estate enterprise in downtown Houston, and a biography of Louisiana State Senator Claude Duval. As principal investigator, Dr. Theriot also contributed to the National Park Service publication Truman: The Elder Statesman, a study of Harry S. Truman's retirement years. He is also writing a sponsored history of a family-owned community bank in Alabama.
In addition to writing and editing, Dr. Theriot conducts oral history interviews, produces and edits video interviews, and develops documentary-style short films and digital history projects for families and institutions. His latest film work includes a four-part video series for Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge in Cameron Parish, LA. He hosts and produces the Frenchie Podcast, which features interviews with Cajuns who served in World War II. His book Frenchie: The Story of the French-Speaking Cajuns of World War II was published by UL Press in 2025.
Dr. Theriot also serves as a subject-matter expert in energy and environmental litigation, providing historical research, archival analysis, and documentary support in complex legal matters.
He lives in Houston, Texas, with his family and spends much of his free time in the marshes and working landscapes of coastal Louisiana.
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