1960-Lacour-At Malson Hospitaliere on Monday evening October 3, 1960 at 7:30 o'clock, Louise Lacour, daughter of the late Jean Gustave Lacour and Marie Felicie Verloin De Gruy. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral which will take place from the funeral home of Pat J. McMahon-Coburn Company, 2305 Canal Street corner North Miro, on Wednesday morning, October 8, 1960 at 8:30 o'clock, followed by Requiem Mass at St. Louis Cathedral. Interment in St. Louis cemetery No. 2 Times Picayune Newspaper, New Orleans, La. October 5, 1960, p2, c7 Helen K Louise Lacour is the daughter of Jean Gustave Lacour and Marie Felicie Verloin Degruy. She is the granddaughter of Francois Joseph Verloin DeGruy II [III] and Felicite Felicie DeCirce' Foucher

Storied French Quarter Nursing Home To Close. New Orleans CityBusiness, Sep 18, 2006 The Board of Directors of Maison Hospitaliere, a nonprofit French Quarter nursing home with a 113-year history of providing care and shelter to the elderly, today announced it will close because of staffing shortages and financial difficulties. The administration said it is unable to sufficiently staff the facility and accommodate residents with the quality health care and assistance they have provided for more than a century. "The number of residents at Maison Hospitaliere is down by almost two-thirds from its pre-Katrina levels, with fewer than 40 beds occupied at this time," said Board spokesperson Jackie Shreves. "Before the storm there was an average of 85 residents who called the Maison home. Rather than compromise our philosophy of providing residents of all financial means with exceptional care, we decided to make the very difficult decision to close our doors." Before Katrina, the Maison had completed several upgrades and renovations after a successful capital fund-raising campaign. "Katrina brought unforeseeable circumstances to the Maison's staff and the elderly population of the metro New Orleans area. Every month since Katrina, the Maison has operated at a deficit, and unfortunately we can no longer sustain these losses," said Shreves. [...] The Maison has been overseen by a voluntary board since it opened in 1893. The Maison Hospitaliere, French for "Hospitality House," was started by French Quarter resident Coralie Correjolles, who organized a group of 30 French Quarter women in 1879 as La Societe des Dames Hospitalieres ("The Society of Hospitable Ladies"), to help women unable to support themselves. Dues were 10 cents a month. The organization's goal was to unite under one roof those whom sorrow and misery had already united in heart and sympathy. In 1893 the society bought a former small hotel at 822 Barracks St., which was a frame building with two detached service wings. Every day, the original 20 residents received food, shelter, and five barrels of coal a year. Eventually, the facility was licensed as a nursing home by Louisiana to provide care for 94 residents, including 35 in the infirmary. In 1951 a building that houses administrative offices and an infirmary was built at 1220 Dauphine St. from private contributions. "This is a very sad day for all of us who love the Maison, which includes our dedicated staff, administration, residents, and families," said Shreves.