New Iberia in Iberia Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Edwin Sidney Broussard

(December 4, 1874- November 19, 1934)

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 12, 2025

1. Edwin Sidney Broussard Marker

Inscription.
Edwin, the brother of Robert F. Broussard, was the second brother elected to serve the State of Louisiana in the U.S. Senate, serving from March 1921 March 1933. As a progressive democrat, Senator Broussard was recognized for his support of sugar tariffs, the elimination of prohibition and support of the Federal Flood Control System (The Atchafalaya Levy Association).

In his early years, he was a 1896 graduate of LSU. He served as a school principal in the Iberia Parish school system (1896 1897) and in the St. Martin Parish school system (1897 1898). In 1898, he volunteered and served in Cuba with Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders during the Spanish American War. In 1901, he graduated from Tulane Law School in New Orleans. He was elected in 1903 to the position of District Attorney for the Nineteenth Judicial District and served there until 1908.

Following his last term in the Senate, he resumed his law practice in New Iberia until his death in 1934.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, Spanish-American.

Location. 30° 0.413′ N,

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91° 49.084′ W. Marker is in New Iberia, Louisiana, in Iberia Parish. It is on Fulton Street south of Fisher Alley, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Iberia LA 70560, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Acadiana — Cajun Country

and specifically in Bayou Country. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

Acadia,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Robert Foligny Broussard (here, next to this marker); Lieutenant Colonel Francisco Bouligny (within shouting distance of this marker); Iberia Parish Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Old City Hall (within shouting

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 12, 2025

2. Edwin Sidney Broussard Marker

distance of this marker); Louisiana's First Black Female Physician Dr. Emma Wakefield-Paillet (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (about 300 feet away); The Steamboat Era (about 400 feet away); The Gouguenheim Building (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Iberia.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 99 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 14, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.