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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]
Some people called it Creole music; some called it la-la, but it was how the music started out before it grew into zydeco and Cajun. I see the music changing a lot, getting more into hip-hop and rap, and I wanted to get back to the origins." [3] Broussard also expressed concern at the loss of French among the younger generation of Zydeco ...
Being a relatively large family home, Armand Broussard House was built with all of the extra amenities available at the time in the wilderness of Southwest Louisiana. Some of these amenities included the deep front porch with chamfered posts and a floor plan featuring more than two rooms wide across the front with direct access to the front porch.
Aaron Francis Broussard (born January 6, 1949) is a former American politician who served as the president, a combined municipal-parish position, of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, from 2003 to 2010. A Democrat , Broussard became known nationally for appearances he made in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina .
Native Americans occupied this area beginning around 300 BC. Varying indigenous cultures flourished there in the following centuries. Today on the banks of the old Mississippi River channel in Marksville, three large burial mounds have been preserved from the Mississippian culture, which flourished especially along the upper Mississippi, the Ohio River and other tributaries, from about 900 AD ...
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.
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.