Adrian, A.

Submitted by Mike Miller

Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), pp. 536-537. Edited by Alcee Fortier, Lit.D. Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association.

Adrian A., M. D., well known physician, Plaquemine, La., was born at Paincourtville, La., Dec. 4, 1873, and is a son of Desire P. and Cordelia (Dugas) Landry, both of whom were natives of the locality in which the son was born, and where the father followed the lifetime vocation of a sugar planter. The paternal grandmother, Eleonore (Trahan) Landry, was born in Assumption parish and lived to the age of 72 years. Adrian A. Landry was third of 5 children born to his parents, as follows: Angeline, deceased wife of Clarence J. Jones, mechanical engineer, of Napoleonville; Leufroy P., sugar planter, of Manchac; Adrian A., the subject of this sketch; Alfred A., in general merchandise business at Klotzville; Paul J. B., planter, of Manchac. The mother of these children died in 1880, and in 1882 Desire P. Landry was married to Miss Mollie E. Folse, a daughter of L. U. and Josephine (Truxillo) Folse, of Napoleonville. Mrs. Folse is living in New Orleans at this time.  To this union 2 children were born, namely: Olivia May, who died in infancy;  Beatrice, who became Mrs. Maury, now deceased. The father died Nov. 16, 1897.  In the course of his education Adrian A. Landry attended Jefferson college, at Convent, La., from which institution in due time he graduated with the degree of B. A. He then entered the medical department of Tulane the class of 1897. 

Following the completion of his professional education he began the practice of medicine at Paincourtville. In 1898 he formed a partnership with Dr. Henry LeBlanc, and in this association remained in active practice at the latter place until the end of 1908, when the partnership was dissolved and Dr. Landry located at Plaquemine, where he has since been in practice. Dr. Landry is a member of the Iberville Parish Medical and the Louisiana State Medical societies, the American Medical association, the Charity Hospital Alumni association, Knights of Columbus, being at this time grand knight of Plaquemine council; Woodmen of the World, Order of Eagles, and the Catholic church. In addition to his medical practice, Dr. Landry has some plantation interests, with his brothers. Nov. 23, 1898, Dr. Landry was married to Miss Celeste Barker, a daughter of James L. and Elmire (Fau) Barker. (See sketch of Dr. W. E. Barker elsewhere in this work.) Seven children, as follow, have been born to Dr. and Mrs. Landry: James Barker, Cordelia Vera, Grace Elmire, Adrian Earl, George Desire, Louis Adrian, and Marie Eva, all of whom reside at the parental home.