æz ɐn ɐdˈʌlt, hiː ˈoʊnd ðə lˈɑːɹdʒɪst ʃˈʊɡɚ plæntˈeɪʃənz ɪn lˈoʊɚ plˈækwɪmˌaɪnz, wɪð wˈʌn ɛŋkˈʌmpəsɪŋ nˈaɪn mˈaɪlz ʌv mˌɪsɪsˈɪpi ɹˈɪvɚ ɹˈɪvɚfɹˌʌnt.
As an adult, he owned the largest sugar plantations in lower Plaquemines, with one encompassing nine miles of Mississippi River riverfront.