Obituary of Senator Robert F. Broussard, 1918, Iberia Parish, Louisiana
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Newspaper clipping, New Orleans, Saturday, April 13, 1918, probably from the 
New Orleans newspaper, The Times-Democrat (the name of the paper was not 
included in the clipping).  The clipping features a photograph entitled 
Senator Robert F. Broussard with the headline, "Served State Many Years in 
the House and Senate."

The text of the clipping follows:

R. F. Broussard, Louisiana Junior Senator, is Dead
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End Comes at Home in New Iberia After Long Illness.
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Many Years Spent as Lawmaker
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Became Congressman Soon After Completing Tulane Law School.
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New Iberia, La., April 12. -- United States Senator Robert F. Broussard died 
at his home here at 8:50 o'clock tonight.  The end came peacefully after an 
illness from a complication of diseases extending over the past four months, 
and was not unexpected as the condition of the senator had been critical for 
the past three weeks.  He lapsed into a state of unconsciousness some hours 
before breathing his last.

The funeral will take place, relatives said tonight, not before Tuesday, with 
interment in New Iberia, the scene of Senator Broussard's first successes as 
a lawyer and his home during the many years he served his district and state 
as congressman and senator.

Senator Broussard's death cast a pall of gloom over the entire section when 
the news rapidly spread tonight, and many messages of condolence were being 
received by his relatives.  He was considered one of the most popular and 
able statesmen Louisiana ever possessed.  His wife, two brothers, Edwin S. 
and Albert J. Broussard, of New Iberia; and two sisters, Mrs. Richard P. 
Steckler, of New Orleans, and Mrs. Preston L. Guilbeau, of Baton Rouge, 
survive.