Stories From America: America's Last Colony: 012-NS-LEP-Nuns-Reading

The Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul sit in their lazy-boy chairs, while reading excerpts of the bible together. In 1894, Dr. Isadore Dyer established the facility in Carville, and arranged a contract with the Daughters of Charity, who have served at the New Orleans Charity Hospital for 60 years, to provide the new facility with nursing services and domestic managment. In 1896, the first four sisters arrived to up their duties at Carville, beginning a tradition that continues to the present.

The Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul sit in their lazy-boy chairs, while reading excerpts of the bible together.  

In 1894, Dr. Isadore Dyer established the facility in Carville, and arranged a contract with the Daughters of Charity, who have served at the New Orleans Charity Hospital for 60 years, to provide the new facility with nursing services and domestic managment. In 1896, the first four sisters arrived to up their duties at Carville, beginning a tradition that continues to the present.