the son of mr. and mrs. will angelle, he served in the united states navy during world war ii. in 1948, he graduated from the university of louisiana at lafayette, then known as southwestern louisiana institute. in 1949, he began a two-year position as the assistant county agent in natchitoches parish in northwestern louisiana. from 1951 to 1984, he was the president of the angelle ford dealership in breaux bridge. he was elected to the st. martin parish police jury in 1952 and served for two terms until 1960.