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Mitchell was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Louisiana Engineering Society, the American Public Works Association, the American Road Builders Association, and the American Association of Airport Executives. He was honored for his work as city commissioner by the Jaycees and the American Public Works Association. In 1966, as he sought his ninth and final term which he did not complete, his Shreveport City Council colleagues unanimously endorsed his reelection, an unprecedented action.<ref name=stimes/> Citing ill health, Mitchell stepped down on December 31, 1968,<ref name=leagle/> and was succeeded by an interim commissioner.

Mitchell was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Louisiana Engineering Society, the American Public Works Association, the American Road Builders Association, and the American Association of Airport Executives. He was honored for his work as city commissioner by the Jaycees and the American Public Works Association. In 1966, as he sought his ninth and final term which he did not complete, his Shreveport City Council colleagues unanimously endorsed his reelection, an unprecedented action.<ref name=stimes/> Citing ill health, Mitchell stepped down on December 31, 1968,<ref name=leagle/> and was succeeded by an interim commissioner.

As commissioner, Mitchell's tenure corresponded with many well-known city figures, including future [[Governor]] [[Jimmie Davis]], Commissioner [[J. Earl Downs]], and George Wendell D'Artois, Sr. (1925-1977); [[Mayor]]s Samuel Shepherd "Sam" Caldwell (1892-1953), Clyde Fant, and James Gardner; public utilities commissioners Louis Edgar "Ed" Phelps (c. 1903-1964) and [[Calhoun Allen|Littleberry Calhoun Allen, Jr.]], thereafter Fant's second successor as mayor, and John McWilliams Ford (1880-1965), long-term municipal finance commissioner.

As commissioner, Mitchell's tenure corresponded with many well-known city figures, including future [[Governor]] [[Jimmie Davis]], Commissioner [[J. Earl Downs]], and George Wendell D'Artois, Sr. (1925-1977); [[Mayor]]s Samuel Shepherd "Sam" Caldwell (1892-1953), Clyde Fant, and James Gardner; public utilities commissioners Louis Edgar "Ed" Phelps (c. 1903-1964) and [[Calhoun Allen|Littleberry Calhoun Allen, Jr.]], thereafter Fant's second successor as mayor, and [[John McWilliams Ford]] , long-term municipal finance commissioner.

In his private life, Mitchell was active in Kiwanis International, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and the Petroleum Club. He was [[Roman Catholic]].<ref name=stimes/>

In his private life, Mitchell was active in Kiwanis International, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and the Petroleum Club. He was [[Roman Catholic]].<ref name=stimes/>