hiː dʒˈɔɪnd ðə nˈuː ˈɔːɹliənz lˈɛviː bˈoːɹd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn ænd sˈɜːvd æz pɹˈɛzɪdənt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti, ænd wʌz kəmˈɪʃənɚɹ ʌv pˈʌblɪk juːtˈɪlᵻɾiz fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv.
He joined the New Orleans Levee Board in 1917 and served as president in 1919 and 1920, and was commissioner of public utilities from 1920 to 1925.