BROUSSARD, Alcee, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Mike Miller


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ALCEE BROUSSARD, CARENCRO.--Alcee Broussard was born in Carencro, March 2,
1859.  He is the son of Neuville and Amelia (Richard) Broussard.  Neuville
Broussard was a native of Lafayette parish.  He was by occupation a planter
and stock raiser; he was also engaged for eighteen years in business at
Carencro, and served as post-master at this place during Grant's
administration.   He served during the whole civil war.  His father, Jean O.
Broussard, was in the war of 1812, and participated in the battle of New
Orleans.  Our subject's grandmother, Victoria Vabsneau, was the mother of
twenty-two children, twelve sons and ten daughters.  At the time of her death
her children and grandchildren numbered two hundred and fifty.   Neuville
Broussard died in 1882.  His wife died in 1861.

The subject of this sketch received his education at St. Charles College,
Grand Coteau, and was for three years subsequent to leaving college engaged
with his father in his mercantile business at this place.  He began planting
in 1877, which, however, he only followed a short while, and since that time
until 1884 was a clerk in different mercantile establishments at this place. 
In 1884 he was appointed constable and deputy sheriff, in which capacity he
serves at present.  He was married July 15, 1886, to Miss Erenly Elia
Guilbeau, daughter of Adolph Guilbeau, of this parish.  They are the parents
of two children--Grover and  Edna.  Mr. Broussard is a member of the Farmers'
Alliance, also of the K. of P. order.  In politics he is a Democrat.

Southwest Louisiana Biographical and Historical, Biographical Section, pp.
205-206.  Edited by William Henry Perrin.  Published in 1891, by The Gulf
Publishing Company.