Le Beau, Vic [Victor]

Submitted by Mike Miller

Le Beau, Vic, president, director and manager of the De Soto hotel, was born in New Orleans, Feb. 21, 1861, a descendant of a prominent French family of that city. He was reared and educated at home, but at the completion of his college course, Mr. Le Beau supplemented it with several years of extensive travel, visiting many of the larger cities of the country. In a business way, he is connected with several large enterprises in New Orleans, among which are sonic of the leading hotels and restaurants of the city. He is at this time vice-president of the Dixie Brewing Co., which he helped to launch into business life, at one time acting as its president, and is one of the largest stockholders in the concern. He was also president of the Cosmopolitan Hotel Co., for more than two years. The splendid Hotel De Soto, of which Mr. Le Beau is now president and manager, was erected in 1907, and is one of the most modern and up-to-date hostelries of its kind in the South. He is the organizer of the Young Men's Gymnastic club, in which he takes a lively interest, and of which he is now vice-president. He is also a charter member of the benevolent and Protective Order Elks, of New Orleans. Mr. Le Beau is a representative citizen, taking a deep interest in the welfare of his comimunity, and is greatly esteemed for his excellent business qualifications, executive ability, and his courteous and genial nature.

Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), p. 249. Edited by Alcée Fortier, Lit.D. Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association.