"Click" Arceneaux became involved in the oil industry after getting out of the military and spending some time at LSU. He worked for Halliburton from 1948 until 1951, when he got a job at Texaco as a roughneck. He worked the majority of his years at Lake Pelto. He was a derrick man on the night shift for 13 years before moving to toolpusher for 18 years. He was promoted to field superintendent in the late 1970's. He retired in 1984 and has enjoyed farming his land and fishing ever since.