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Bussie recalled having been born in poverty in the community of Montrose in Natchitoches Parish to Christopher "Chris" Bussie and the former Fannie LaCaze.<ref name=obit/> The senior Bussie was a unionized employee of the Texas Pacific Railroad.<ref name=stimes>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20110905/NEWS01/110905005/Victor-Bussie-labor-leader-dead-92|title=Victor Bussie, Labor leader dead at 92|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=September 9, 2011}}</ref> Bussie had a brother and five sisters, one of whom, Authree B. Gorrell of [[Austin]], [[Texas]], was still living as of 2011. At some point, the Bussies headed south to Rapides Parish because another sister, Fannie Mae Bussie Heard (1924–2009) of [[Shreveport]], was born in the Boyce community. Fannie Heard was one of the first female [[Certified Public Accountant]]s in northwestern Louisiana, having also been licensed to practice in [[California]] and [[Nevada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/shreveporttimes/Obituaries.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=127847620|title=Obituary of Fannie Mae Bussie Heard|publisher='The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=June 3, 2009}}</ref> Bussie was half [[Native Americans|Choctaw Indian]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20070808154804/http://www.blueskywaters.com/page_96.htm|title=Reclaiming the Past: Louisiana Native Americans Seek Federal Recognition|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate Magazine'' in Blueskywaters.com|author=Sarah Sue Goldsmith|date=June 16, 1996|accessdate=August 22, 2019}}</ref> Bussie recalled his childhood and desire to obtain a public education:​

Bussie recalled having been born in poverty in the community of Montrose in Natchitoches Parish to Christopher "Chris" Bussie and the former Fannie LaCaze.<ref name=obit/> The senior Bussie was a unionized employee of the Texas Pacific Railroad.<ref name=stimes>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20110905/NEWS01/110905005/Victor-Bussie-labor-leader-dead-92|title=Victor Bussie, Labor leader dead at 92|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=September 9, 2011}}</ref> Bussie had a brother and five sisters, one of whom, Authree B. Gorrell of [[Austin]], [[Texas]], was still living as of 2023. At some point, the Bussies headed south to Rapides Parish because another sister, Fannie Mae Bussie Heard (1924–2009) of [[Shreveport]], was born in the Boyce community. Fannie Heard was one of the first female [[Certified Public Accountant]]s in northwestern Louisiana, having also been licensed to practice in [[California]] and [[Nevada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/shreveporttimes/Obituaries.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=127847620|title=Obituary of Fannie Mae Bussie Heard|publisher='The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=June 3, 2009}}</ref> Bussie was half [[Native Americans|Choctaw Indian]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20070808154804/http://www.blueskywaters.com/page_96.htm|title=Reclaiming the Past: Louisiana Native Americans Seek Federal Recognition|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate Magazine'' in Blueskywaters.com|author=Sarah Sue Goldsmith|date=June 16, 1996|accessdate=August 22, 2019}}</ref> Bussie recalled his childhood and desire to obtain a public education:​

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My mother and father struggled to send us to school because of the high cost of school books. There finally came a time when they could no longer afford to buy books for seven children. We children were told that we could no longer attend school.<ref name=autogenerated3>[http://www.hueylong.com/perspectives/share-your-stories.php Share Your Huey Long Stories<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>​

My mother and father struggled to send us to school because of the high cost of school books. There finally came a time when they could no longer afford to buy books for seven children. We children were told that we could no longer attend school.<ref name=autogenerated3>[http://www.hueylong.com/perspectives/share-your-stories.php Share Your Huey Long Stories<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>​