LeBlanc was internationally known for taking American tourists on fishing trips, including President Franklin D. Roosevelt and aviator Amelia Earhart.
One of these tourists LeBlanc took tuna fishing was American aviator Amelia Earhart, who spent two weeks in the area in 1934.
[3][4][5] In August 1935, American angler Michael Lerner and his guide Tommy Gifford visited Wedgeport to fish tuna.
[6] Lerner returned to Wedgeport in September 1935 and accompanied by LeBlanc and Gifford, caught 21 tuna in the course of 11 days, varying in size from 86 to 450 pounds.
[7] In July 1936, LeBlanc took American President Franklin D. Roosevelt tuna fishing on his boat "The Judge II".