His parents were Lajos Kovács of Járdánháza and Hermina Bunsel; he had four siblings. Variations of his name include: Rev. Louis Kovacs, Lajos von Kovacs, Rev. Louis Von Kovacs de Jardanhaza, and Lajos Kovács of Járdánháza. He came from an ancient noble family. Sources differ regarding his year of birth; his American documents list 1879, while his personal records in the Diocese of Csanád list both 1877 and 1879. Since he was ordained a priest in Timișoara on April 6, 1900, the 1877 birth date is the most likely one due to canon law regulations. He studied law in Budapest, where he met Endre Ady, with whom he corresponded. In 1904, he unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the National Assembly. He emigrated to the United States for disciplinary reasons (due to his political views, the chief magistrate of Torontál County requested that the bishop “remove the chaplain who seeks to stand out through slander and the incitement of hatred” because of his activities involving German-speaking parishioners). Archduke Jenő of Habsburg admitted him to the German Cross of the Knights in 1907. He engaged in lengthy correspondence with the Bishop of Csanád regarding a possible return home; however, since they were unable to offer him a suitable place of service, he requested his excardination, and the Diocese of New York took him in. He is buried at Saint Joseph’s Cemetery in Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, in a shared grave with his mother (+1917).

Álmaim: apró történetek és elbeszélések, Szeged, 1902.;
P. Brors X. Ferenc: A keresztény hitvédelem abc-je – fordítás németből, Szeged, 1903.;
Katholikus Örszem – szerkesztő – Detroit, 1926-1927.;