About the area |
Part of the Lafayette metro area, this city of more than 6700 inhabitants is located less than 4 miles away from Youngsville, Lafayette, St Martinville, Parks, Maurice, Breaux Bridge, Scott, and Carencro. Named for Joseph Broussard (settler), this community in Lafayette metro area reports French, American, German, French Canadian, English, and Irish ancestries. Incorporated in the 1880s, this territory of more than 11 square miles of extension is situated 54 miles away from Baton Rouge. |