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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.
She was a member of the Delaware Senate (1962–1964) and the first female mayor of Beaumont, Texas (1990–1994, 2002–2005). [2] Early life.
Maurice "Maury" Meyers (April 16, 1932 – June 15, 2014) was an American politician who served four non-consecutive terms (1978–1980, 1980–1982, 1986–1988 and 1988–1990) as Mayor of Beaumont, Texas. [1] [2] He is well known in the city as a progressive and economic mind, help turning the city of Beaumont into a thriving community ...
The Oaks Historic District, is a collection of historic homes and businesses in Beaumont, Texas. The area is roughly bound by I-10 to the north and Smart St. to the south and from 11th St. on the west to 1st St. to the east. [1] Many of the historic homes are restored and still used as residences today. The district is just west of downtown. [2]
Caperol, Edythe G., History of Saint Anthony's Cathedral and Parish, Texas Gulf Historical and Biographical Record and Lamar University, Vol. XV [Beaumont, Texas, 1979] Vanderholt, James F.; Martinez, Carolyn B.; and Gilman, Karen A., The Diocese of Beaumont: The Catholic Story of Southeast Texas [Beaumont, Texas: The Diocese of Beaumont, 1991]
Broussard, 33, and her baby were last seen in Austin on Dec. 12, when she dropped off her 6-year-old son at an elementary school, police have said. Missing Texas mom Heidi Broussard found dead ...
The 1943 race riot in Beaumont, Texas was an anti-Black terrorist event that erupted on June 15, 1943 and ended two days later. It was related to wartime tensions in the overcrowded city, which had been flooded by workers from across the South. White workers from the Pennsylvania Shipyard in Beaumont attacked local black residents and destroyed ...
Our Confederate Soldiers is a Confederate monument in Beaumont, Texas, United States. [1] The memorial was removed and put into storage on June 29, 2020, in the wake of the George Floyd protests . [ 2 ] [ 3 ]