Reynaud, Louis F.

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Reynaud, Louis Favrot, successful physician and medical instructor, was born in the parish of West Baton Rouge, La., April 10, 1842. His father, Dr. William Reynaud, was born in Baton Rouge, La., and died there in Nov., 1882, aged 63 years. His mother, Augustine Favrot, was born in West Baton Rouge, La., in 1821, and died in Nov., 1885. The father studied medicine in New York City and in New Orleans, and practiced in Baton Rouge and vicinity during his professional life. Louis Favrot Reynaud was one of 2 sons and 3 daughters born to his parents. His paternal grandfather, William Reynaud, was born in Bordeaux, France, and came to America when 13 years old. He first located at New Orleans, but later went to Baton Rouge, where he was for many years a hardware merchant, though he died in New Orleans. The maternal grandfather, Judge Louis Favrot, was born in Louisiana. He was parish judge at West Baton Rouge for some years, but afterward studied medicine and was subsequently engaged in practice for more than 40 years, though generally referred to as "Judge Favrot." His father, great- grandfather of Louis Favrot Reynaud, was Count Pierre Louis Etienne Favrot, who, with his son Philogene, was connected with the French fort at Baton Rouge, and Count Favrot also with the French fort at St. Philip. The paternal grandmother was a Miss Cousso, daughter of Capt. Alexander Cousso, who was decorated with the Cross of St. Louis as a knight in the military order of that name. This cross, with the original ribbon attached, is now in the possession of the subject of this sketch, as is also the original letter to Capt. Cousso, signed by Louis XV. in 1762. This order was founded by Louis XIV. Louis Favrot Reynaud attended the local schools of Baton Rouge, St. Vincent's college at Cape Girardeau, Mo., Magruder's collegiate institute at Baton Rouge, and Jefferson college in St. James parish. In 1860 he came to New Orleans and for 1 year attended the New Orleans School of Medicine. In April, 1861, he enlisted in the 4th La. volunteer delta rifles. During the siege of Vicksburg he was transferred to the west side of the Mississippi river, and assigned to the 8th La. volunteer cavalry as first lieutenant and adjutant, serving as such to the close of the Civil war. He was engaged throughout the whole of the Red River campaign. After the surrender he resumed the study of medicine at the New Orleans School of medicine and graduated in March, 1866. He then located in West Baton Rouge and practiced there and in the city of Baton Rouge until 1887, when he removed to New Orleans. Prior to this time he had served in Baton Rouge as secretary of the board of health, physician to the institute for the blind, physician for the Louisiana state university, and contract surgeon for the U. S. government, caring for soldiers at the Baton Rouge barracks. In 1891 Dr. Louis Favrot Reynaud was appointed lecturer and instructor in physical diagnosis in Tulane university, and so continued for 3 years. In 1894 he was elected to the chair of materia medica, therapeutics, and clinical medicine, and continued his lectures in this connection until 1905, when he resigned. From that time he has been emeritus professor of materia medica, therapeutics, and clinical medicine. In 1865 Dr. Reynaud was married to Miss Lizzie Tarleton of St. Mary parish, and to them were born 5 children: Annie, now Mrs. W. B. Burke, of Baton Rouge; Albert, who died from yellow fever in 1878; Ella, wife of Ryan Amiss, of Baton Rouge; Augustine, widow of William G. Randolph, former sheriff of East Baton Rouge parish, and Florrie, wife of Raymond Bradway, of Baton Rouge. Mrs. Lizzie (Tarleton) Reynaud died Aug. 2, 1874. Feb. 19, 1879, Dr. Reynaud married Miss Eliza Burke, of Baton Rouge, a daughter of Richard Henry Burke, a large sugar planter and one of the foremost citizens of the state. Five children have been born to Dr. Reynaud and his present wife, these being: Dr. Brunner B., of New Orleans; Camille, Clarence Sidney, with the Southern Cypress Manufacturing Co., of New Orleans; Gertrude, wife of George Dale, of Trenton, N. J., and Douglas, who died in infancy. Dr. and Mrs. Reynaud are members of the Episcopal church.

Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, andPersons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), pp. 374-375. Edited by Alcée Fortier, Lit.D. Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association.