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Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...
The Valsin Broussard House is a historic house located at 408 West Main Street in Broussard, Louisiana. Built c.1876 by Valsin Broussard, founder of the town of Broussard , the house is the oldest remaining residence in the town.
The Main Street Historic District is a historic district located along East Main Street in Broussard, Louisiana, United States. [2]The district comprises five contributing properties dating from c.1890 to c.1910: [2]
Joseph Eloi Broussard (December 16, 1866 – October 6, 1956) was a pioneer rice grower and miller in southeast Texas. He was born and grew up near Beaumont, Texas.In 1892 he converted a grist mill into the Beaumont Rice Mill, the first commercially successful rice mill in the state of Texas.
The Comeaux House is a historic house located at 101 East 2nd Street in Broussard, Louisiana, United States.. Built in c.1908 by Edmond Comeaux and his wife Cecile St. Julien Comeaux, the house is a Queen Anne-Colonial Revival style residence with semi-octagonal bay at each end of the facade, a semi-octagonal Doric front gallery and a corner turret.
The St. Julien House is a historic house located at 203 East 2nd Street in Broussard, Louisiana, United States.. Built in c.1910 by Mrs. Marguerite Helena Roy St. Julien, widow of Gustave St. Julien, the house is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story building in Queen Anne-Colonial Revival style, which was built as a copy of the nearby Comeaux House except for the turret and the cupola.
Mourning portrait of K. Horvath-Stansith, née Kiss, artist unknown, 1680s A Child of the Honigh Family on its Deathbed, by an unknown painter, 1675-1700. A mourning portrait or deathbed portrait is a portrait of a person who has recently died, usually shown on their deathbed, or lying in repose, displayed for mourners.
The Roy-LeBlanc House is a historic house located at 105 South St. Pierre Street in Broussard, Louisiana, United States. Built in 1886 by Joseph Arthur Roy for his wife Cornelia Bailey, the house is a frame one-and-a-half story Italianate house with two front dormers. The house was sold to J.G. LeBlanc in 1889. [2]