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In 1918, Dabney returned to New Orleans to work for the former ''New Orleans States,'' for which he was a reporter, feature and editorial writer, and the business editor. In 1933, he joined the staff of ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune'' and edited that paper’s centennial edition, the largest single edition of a newspaper printed in New Orleans until that date.<ref name=lahist/>

In 1918, Dabney returned to New Orleans to work for the former ''New Orleans States,'' for which he was a reporter, feature and editorial writer, and the business editor. In 1933, he joined the staff of ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune'' and edited that paper’s centennial edition, the largest single edition of a newspaper printed in New Orleans until that date.<ref name=lahist/>

In 1942, Dabney left New Orleans for Socorro, a small town in central New Mexico, where he became editor and owner of ''The Socorro Chieftan,'' now known as ''El Defensor-Chieftain.'' In 1945, he was elected to the New Mexico House of Representatives. He was a lecturer in [[journalism]] at the [[University of New Mexico]] in [[Albuquerque]]. In Socorro, he was a member of the Rotary Club and president of the [[Chamber of Commerce]]. He served from 1945 to 1950 as a regent for the New Mexico School of Mines in Socorro,<ref name=lahist/> an institution since known as the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.

In 1942, Dabney left New Orleans for Socorro, a small town in central New Mexico, where he became editor and owner of ''The Socorro Chieftan,'' now known as ''El Defensor-Chieftain.'' In 1945, he was elected to the New Mexico House of Representatives. He was a lecturer in [[journalism]] at the University of New Mexico in [[Albuquerque]]. In Socorro, he was a member of the Rotary Club and president of the [[Chamber of Commerce]]. He served from 1945 to 1950 as a regent for the New Mexico School of Mines in Socorro,<ref name=lahist/> an institution since known as the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.

On returning to New Orleans again in 1950, Dabney worked for eleven years as a consultant to New Public Service, Inc. He authored several books, including ''The Industrial Canal and Inner Harbor of New Orleans'' (1921); ''The Butler Regime in Louisiana,'' (1944) ''The Louisiana Historical Quarterly'' (1944); ''The Man Who Bought the Waldorf'' (1950); and ''One Hundred Great Years'' (1944), a history of ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune.''<ref name=lahist/>

On returning to New Orleans again in 1950, Dabney worked for eleven years as a consultant to New Public Service, Inc. He authored several books, including ''The Industrial Canal and Inner Harbor of New Orleans'' (1921); ''The Butler Regime in Louisiana,'' (1944) ''The Louisiana Historical Quarterly'' (1944); ''The Man Who Bought the Waldorf'' (1950); and ''One Hundred Great Years'' (1944), a history of ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune.''<ref name=lahist/>