While he maintained his law practice, Stagg was vice-president of King Hardware Company from 1955 to 1974. He was also the president of the Abe Meyer Corporation in Shreveport from 1960 to 1974, a firm found by his [[Jewish]] maternal grandfather, Abe Meyer (1852-1930), who had also been a vice president of City Savings Bank and Trust Company.<ref name=mrsstagg/> Stagg established local tire and rubber franchises in the Shreveport area and was a managing partner of the Pierremont Mall Shopping Center from 1963 to 1974. He was president of Stagg Investments, Inc., from 1964 to 1974. He has been a managing partner of Camellia Trading Company. He divested himself of most of his business dealings when he was sworn in as a judge.<ref name=fedjudgesdirectory>{{cite web|url=http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=2265&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na|title=Thomas E. Stagg, Jr.|publisher=Biographical Directory of Federal Judges|accessdate=June 24, 2015}}</ref> | While he maintained his law practice, Stagg was vice-president of King Hardware Company from 1955 to 1974. He was also the president of the Abe Meyer Corporation in Shreveport from 1960 to 1974, a firm found by his [[Jewish]] maternal grandfather, Abe Meyer (1852-1930), who had also been a vice president of City Savings Bank and Trust Company.<ref name=mrsstagg/> Stagg established local tire and rubber franchises in the Shreveport area and was a managing partner of the Pierremont Mall Shopping Center from 1963 to 1974. He was president of Stagg Investments, Inc., from 1964 to 1974. He has been a managing partner of Camellia Trading Company. He divested himself of most of his business dealings when he was sworn in as a judge.<ref name=fedjudgesdirectory>{{cite web|url=http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=2265&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na|title=Thomas E. Stagg, Jr.|publisher=Biographical Directory of Federal Judges|accessdate=June 24, 2015}}</ref> |