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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.<ref name=dict>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-b/|title=Broussard, Isaac A.|publisher=Louisiana Historical Association" ''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography.''|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>

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.<ref name=dict>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-b/|title=Broussard, Isaac A.|publisher=Louisiana Historical Association" ''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography.''|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>

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 in 1897.<ref name=dict5/>

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 in 1897.<ref name=dict/>

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.<ref name=dict/>

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.<ref name=dict/>