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Since 1959, Delpit has owned and operated The Chicken Shack [[restaurant]], a company begun in 1935 by his father, Thomas H. Delpit, with virtually no capital.  He is also the president of D & W Health Services, Inc., which operates the nursing home known as The Oaks of Mid City. He is the secretary-treasurer of W. T.B., Inc., a [[corporation]] that operates a nursing home in [[Shreveport]], known as the Booker T. Washington Nursing Center.  

Since 1959, Delpit has owned and operated The Chicken Shack [[restaurant]], a company begun in 1935 by his father, Thomas H. Delpit, with virtually no capital.  He is also the president of D & W Health Services, Inc., which operates the nursing home known as The Oaks of Mid City. He is the secretary-treasurer of W. T.B., Inc., a [[corporation]] that operates a nursing home in [[Shreveport]], known as the Booker T. Washington Nursing Center.  

Delpit and his wife, the former Precious Robinson, have five children: Joseph Jr., Thomas, Deidre, Desiree, and Derrick. He also has eleven grandchildren.  Delpit attended St. Francis Xavier Catholic Elementary School and graduated from McKinley Senior High School in Baton Rouge. He attended historically black Southern University in Baton Rouge, at which he received credits in business administration and nutrition<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.gojagsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205306393 |title=Joe Delpit Tabbed as Keynote Speaker for Hall of Fame Ceremony at Southern University|publisher=Gojagsports.com|date=April 17, 2009|accessdate=September 23, 2019}}</ref>

Delpit and his wife, the former Precious Robinson, have five children: Joseph Jr., Thomas, Deidre, Desiree, and Derrick. He also has eleven grandchildren.  Delpit attended St. Francis Xavier Catholic Elementary School and graduated from McKinley Senior High School in Baton Rouge. He attended historically black Southern University in Baton Rouge, at which he received credits in business administration and nutrition<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.gojagsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205306393 |title=Joe Delpit Tabbed as Keynote Speaker for Hall of Fame Ceremony at Southern University|publisher=Gojagsports.com|date=April 17, 2009|accessdate=November 12, 2019}}</ref>

Delpit has served on the finance board for St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and is a board member of the Baranco-Clark [[YMCA]]. A [[civil rights]] activist, he is a former president of the Baton Rouge chapter of the [[NAACP]], and served on the City-Parish Bi-Racial Committee, and the Legislative Black Caucus. He is a former board member of the Capitol Regional Planning Commission and the Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission. A charter member of the McKinley High School Alumni Association, Inc., he acted as the project management chairman for the restoration of the old McKinley building.<ref name=bio/>  

Delpit has served on the finance board for St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and is a board member of the Baranco-Clark [[YMCA]]. A [[civil rights]] activist, he is a former president of the Baton Rouge chapter of the [[NAACP]], and served on the City-Parish Bi-Racial Committee, and the Legislative Black Caucus. He is a former board member of the Capitol Regional Planning Commission and the Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission. A charter member of the McKinley High School Alumni Association, Inc., he acted as the project management chairman for the restoration of the old McKinley building.<ref name=bio/>