We have been abandoned by our own country. And he said, ‘Yeah, mama, somebody’s coming to get you. Somebody’s coming to get you on Tuesday. Somebody’s coming to get you on Wednesday. Somebody’s coming to get you on Thursday. Somebody’s coming to get you on Friday.’ And she drowned Friday night.
Aaron Broussard Quotes
We have been abandoned by our own country.
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| Birth: | 6th January, 1949 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Politician |
About
Broussard was born in Marksville, the seat of Avoyelles Parish in south central Louisiana. He moved to Kenner, a city in Jefferson Parish, in 1958. He received a law degree from Loyola University New Orleans in 1973. The following year he was elected to the Jefferson Parish School Board and reelected in 1976. In 1977, he was elected as a district chairman to the Jefferson Parish Council and re-elected in 1981. He successfully ran for mayor of Kenner in 1982, and he was reelected in 1986, 1990, and 1994. Broussard was elected Chairman of the Jefferson Parish Council in 1995, and reelected in 1999.
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