Biography of 	LARUE, Felix A., M.D., Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by 	Mike Miller April 1998

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Louisiana:  Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions,
and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), pp. 537-538.  Edited
by Alcée Fortier, Lit.D.  Published in 1914, by Century Historical
Association.

Larue, Felix A., M. D., the well known surgeon and professor in Tulane
university, was born in New Orleans, March 20, 1865; son of Felix H. Larue,
of the Isle of Guadaloupe, and Louise Foucher of New Orleans.  In 1839 his
father came to America from Havre, France, where he had resided for a
number of years, and established himself as a cotton merchant in New
Orleans.  Having accumulated a comfortable fortune, he retired from
business about 25 years before his death which occurred in 1903.  He
retained his French citizenship; though during the Civil war he was loyal
to the Confederacy and commanded the home guards.  On a number of occasions
Mr. Larue had interviews with Gen. Benjamin F. Butler and expressed himself
freely.  Being a subject of France, he had no hesitancy in saying what he
thought.  Judge Pierre Adolphe Rost, formerly associate justice of the
supreme court of Louisiana, was Dr. Larue's step-grandfather, having been
the second husband of Mrs. Foucher.  During the Civil war Judge Rost
represented the Confederacy in Spain.  Dr. Larue was one of 6 children, 4
of whom are now living:  Mrs. Annie L. Sarpy,  Mrs. Frank O. Minor,
Ferdinand E. Larue, and  Dr. Felix Larue.  The two who died were George H.
and Destours P.  The entire family is of the Roman Catholic faith.  Dr.
Larue was educated at Spring Hill college, near Mobile; Stonyhurst college,
England, and Mount St. Mary's college, Emmettsburg, Md.  He graduated at
the last named institution in 1884 and then began the study of medicine at
Tulane university, graduating from the medical department in 1889.  He also
served for a time as interne at the Charity hospital and then took up the
practice of medicine in New Orleans.  Later he spent some time at the
University of Paris, where he graduated in 1902.  Since 1900 he has been
professor of operative and clinical surgery at Tulane university.  This
department is now post-graduate work in that institution.  Dr. Larue is a
member of the parish, state and National medical societies.  He was for 12
consecutive years secretary of the Louisiana State Board of Medical
Examiners, 1898-1910.  In Oct., 1895, he married Miss Lisette Rea, of New
Orleans, daughter of the late James and Sarah (Morrison) Rea.  They have 2
daughters,  Marguerite and  Leonie.  In the matter of politics Dr. Larue's
for men and principles rather than party, and prefers to support those who
he believes are for the promotion of clean government.  In 1909 Dr. Larue
received from the French government the insignia of Pahues academiques for
encouraging the spread of the French language and ideals.  The doctor has
been for years a member of the Athéne Louisianais.