Background
SHUSHAN, Abraham L. was born on January 12, 1894 in Reserve, Louisiana, United States. Son of Joseph and Dora (Rabinowitz) Shushan.
SHUSHAN, Abraham L. was born on January 12, 1894 in Reserve, Louisiana, United States. Son of Joseph and Dora (Rabinowitz) Shushan.
Public Schools; Soule Commercial College.
Appointed to the New Orleans Levee Board in 1920 by Governor John M. Parker, he was reappointed by successive administrations and became president of the Board in 1929. lieutenant was under his direction that the lakefront sea wall and the New Orleans Lakefront Airport were constructed. Shushan died in New Orleans, Los Los Angeles
Member, Board Levee Commissioners, Orleans Levee District, 1920. Reappointed since 1928. Elected president, same.
Advocated spillways to be built by government, 1922. Active in promotion of A-l-A combination land and water airport to be constructed on N.O. Lake front. Active in bldg. Lake Pontchartrain Sea Wall.
Chairman, N.O. Association of Commerce Wholesale Bureau., 24. Delegate. National. Flood Control Convs. from New Orleans and Louisiana., 1924, 1928. Member Zoning Commission, New Orleans.
Served United States Army during World War. Member: 32° Masons; Shriners. Elks; Y.M.H.A.; T.P.A.
L.T.A. Clubs: New Orleans Athletic, Young Men's Business.
Spouse Mathilda Friedman, December 16, 1914, N.