THE BROUSSARD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Lafayette Loess Plains setting.
Broussard city has 18.2 square miles of land in Lafayette Parish, St. Martin Parish. Its Census reference point is in Lafayette Loess Plains, within Western Gulf Coastal Plain.
Low coastal plains extend along the western Gulf, contrasting with more irregular inland country. Grassland was the principal natural cover, with river corridors and coastal features adding local variation.
Regional context: Western Gulf Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Broussard intersects 2 county geographies: Lafayette Parish, St. Martin Parish. A Broussard mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Broussard by land and water
The Census records 0.04 square miles of water within Broussard, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 17.3 percentage points lower than the 17.5% recorded for Louisiana. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Broussard city has 1.4 times the land area of nearby Youngsville city (12.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

