angelle was elected in 1964 as state representative, a position which he held until 1972. representative angelle helped to establish the council for the development of french in louisiana, known as codofil. in 1967, he defeated the comeback attempt waged by his predecessor as representative, bob angelle, the house speaker from 1957 to 1960. in his last year in office, 1972, he represented iberia parish, as well as his own st. martin. after his legislative terms, angelle joined the new administration of governor edwin washington edwards as the director/secretary of the louisiana department of wildlife and fisheries. he held the cabinet position during the first three of edwards' four nonconsecutive terms as governor, 1972 to 1980 and 1984 to 1988. coincidentally, angelle was first succeeded in both the state house and at wildlife and fisheries by the same man, jesse j. guidry, a fellow democrat from cecilia in st. martin parish.