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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]
Broussard was founded in 1884. It was named after Valsin Broussard, a prominent local merchant, who formed the first vigilante committee when his own store was robbed. He was a direct descendant of Joseph Broussard de Beausoleil, one of the first 200 Acadians to arrive in Louisiana on February 27, 1765, aboard the Santo Domingo. [5]
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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.
Built c.1876 by Valsin Broussard, founder of the town of Broussard, the house is the oldest remaining residence in the town. The Creole two-story frame house with a frontend gallery was modified in c.1900 with the addition of the rear wing. [2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 14, 1983. [1] It is one of ...
Robert Foligny Broussard (August 17, 1864 – April 12, 1918) was both a U.S. representative and a U.S. senator from Louisiana. He was born on the Mary Louise plantation near New Iberia , the seat of Iberia Parish , to Jean Dorville Broussard, and his wife Anastasie Elizadie Gonsoulin Broussard.
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The Martial Billeaud Jr. House is a historic house located at 118 North Morgan Avenue in Broussard, Louisiana. Built in 1893, the house is a large Queen Anne style frame cottage with a projecting bay with a mansard roof. It's the only example of Second Empire architecture in Lafayette Parish. [2]