Tidbits from Broussard Past

The French speaking Acadians earliest history was wrought by hardships, blood. and sacrifices. These gentle farming people were forced to flee from their homes in Nova Scotia. They were deported to foreign shores on both sides of the Atlantic for their refusal to bow down to British rule. Through the courageous efforts of Joseph "Beausoleil" the guerilla leader that stayed behind in Acadie, helping the Acadians to move to the Cote Gelee area in 1765.