Broussard is a city in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana and St. Martin Parish, Louisiana parishes in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population was 6,754 from the 2005 Census Est.

Broussard is part of the Lafayette, Louisiana Lafayette, Louisiana metropolitan area.

History
Originally named Cote Gelee (Frozen Hills) because of its hilly ridge area and the severe winter of 1784. Broussard was founded in 1884...named after Valsin Broussard, a prominent local merchant, who formed the first Vigilante Committee when his own store was robbed. He was also a direct descendant of Joseph Broussard, one of the first 200 Acadians to arrive...

Broussard is a city in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana and St. Martin Parish, Louisiana parishes in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population was 6,754 from the 2005 Census Est.

Broussard is part of the Lafayette, Louisiana Lafayette, Louisiana metropolitan area.

History
Originally named Cote Gelee (Frozen Hills) because of its hilly ridge area and the severe winter of 1784. Broussard was founded in 1884...named after Valsin Broussard, a prominent local merchant, who formed the first Vigilante Committee when his own store was robbed. He was also a direct descendant of Joseph Broussard, one of the first 200 Acadians to arrive in Louisiana on February 27, 1765 aboard the Santo Domingo.

Primary agricultural resources include sugarcane, soybean and hay production as well as horse and cattle farming. Principal industries consist of oil and gas service companies, food distributors, real estate developments and manufacturing.

Broussard has gone from a horse and buggy community, with large sugarcane plantation homes, to a current day industrial community with over 300 businesses. It was designated a city in November 2002. Yet, one still experiences its charm though the atmosphere of elegant Louisiana Creole cuisine home cooking and cajun food at the local restaurants.