Many Broussards around Acadiana can trace their ancestry to Joseph Broussard dit "Beausoleil".

Beausoleil was the leader of the Acadian resistance to British deportation efforts beginning in 1755.

Joseph Broussard was eventually captured, but following his imprisonment, managed to lead 193 exiles to Louisiana before he died in 1765.

This engraving on the cypress endcap of a pew in St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Carencro, LA was purchased by my grandfather, William Joseph Broussard. All  pews in St. Peters feature these beautifully carved end caps.

My grandmother’s family seal, that of King Richard the Lionhearted, is also carved into the endcap.

The original photograph was made on 4x5 inch T-Max 100, developed in dilute T-Max RS developer. The film was scanned on a Heidelberg Tango drum scanner.