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'''Isaac A. Broussard''' (1857 – 1923) shared with [[Carlo Listi]] the longest tenure of office —sixteen years— among all the sheriffs of [[Lafayette|Lafayette Parish]], [[Louisiana]].

'''Isaac A. Broussard''' (1857 – 1923) shared with Carlo Listi the longest tenure of office —sixteen years— among all the sheriffs of [[Lafayette|Lafayette Parish]], [[Louisiana]].

A [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Broussard was born in Calcasieu Parish, of which [[Lake Charles]] is the principal city, to Dosety Broussard and the former Elvina Lyons. He relocated to Lafayette with his widowed mother in 1870. He was educated in public schools.

A [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Broussard was born in Calcasieu Parish, of which [[Lake Charles]] is the principal city, to Dosety Broussard and the former Elvina Lyons. He relocated to Lafayette with his widowed mother in 1870. He was educated in public schools.

Broussard served as sheriff from 1888 to 1904, when he was badly defeated in a bid for re-nomination, then the equivalent to reelection in Lafayette Parish. His administration worked to guarantee continued Democratic hegemony in Lafayette when Fusionists, or dissident Democrats and [[Republican Party|Republicans]] with [[African-American]] backing, unsuccessfully challenged the majority party in the late 1890s. In 1897, his deputies captured the notorious murderers, Alexis and Ernest Blanc, who were subsequently executed.

Broussard served as sheriff from 1888 to 1904, when he was badly defeated in a bid for re-nomination, then the equivalent to reelection in Lafayette Parish. His administration worked to guarantee continued Democratic hegemony in Lafayette when Fusionists, or dissident Democrats and [[Republican Party|Republicans]] with [[African-American]] backing, unsuccessfully challenged the majority party in the late 1890s. In 1897, his deputies captured the notorious murderers, Alexis and Ernest Blanc, who were subsequently executed.

On November 13, 1890, Broussard married the former Debbie Dougherty, one of the founders of the First [[Baptist]] Church of Lafayette. He died in Lafayette and is interred in the [[Protestant]] Cemetery in the majority [[Roman Catholic]] city.

On November 13, 1890, Broussard married the former Debbie Dougherty, one of the founders of the First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church of Lafayette. He died in Lafayette and is interred at the Protestant Cemetery in the majority [[Roman Catholic]] city.

==References==

==References==

*"Isaac A. Broussard," ''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography,'' Vol. 1 (1988), p. 114.

*"Isaac A. Broussard," ''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography,'' Vol. 1 (1988), p. 114.

*''Sheriffs of Lafayette Parish, 1888-1976''

*''Sheriffs of Lafayette Parish, 1888-1976.''

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