Valsin Broussard (Oct 1825 - Mar. 1899)
Founder of the little town of Broussardville (December 13, 1856) and postmaster of Côte Gelée (June 1866-July 1867). On July 24, 1874, he
was appointed first postmaster of Broussard, as Côte Gelée was renamed
in the records of the Post Office Department.
He was a prosperous sugar planter and a descendant of the "Beausoleil"
Broussard brothers. In 1870. while appointed administrator of his father's,
Don Louis Broussard, estate, he succeeded in paying the debts and final
settlement of said estate, and then was able to aid family and community
members. Prominent in local public affairs, he managed to serve as
an elected parish delegate for state conventions, commissioner of
elections, juror, and other community roles. While being one of the
most successful planters in the parish he also conducted a
flourishing mercantile business.