Dr. Leo Stanley Butler, M.D.

"Dr. Leo Stanley Butler was born Aug. 12, 1899 in Burtville, a small community just south of Baton Rouge.  He graduated from Baton Rouge Colored School in 1918.  He was the first male to receive a diploma from what became McKinley.  He completed both undergraduate and medical studies at Howard University in Washington D.C.  In 1926 he began a lifelong practice of medicine and community service.  He was known as the “Dean of Black Physicians.”  He was named “General Practitioner of the Year” by the National Medical Association in 1962.  Both the East Baton Rouge Medical Society and the East Baton Rouge Medical Association honored him for outstanding community service.  For years, Dr. Butler gave countless hours of his time and talents to the Blundon Home.  He later served as Chairman of the Board.  He served as director of student health services for years at Southern University.

Dr. Butler served on numerous boards and commissions.  He supported the Boy Scouts, the YMCA, the Red Cross and others including Blundon Home.  He was one of the founders of First Federal Savings and Loan Association and served as First Vice President.

After over a half century of service in the community, Dr. Butler retired from active practice in 1977." He died in Sept. 1978.

Source:  “The First Annual South Baton Rouge Black History Recognition Program”- Author – Ms. Helen Turner Rutledge,February 27, 1993