Photo: Chris Litherland · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Broussard, LA: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Broussard comes from City of Broussard Water System, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.4 ppb. Power in Broussard comes from Southwest Louisiana E M C, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Broussard, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Broussard.
Power comes from Southwest Louisiana E M C
Southwest Louisiana E M C (Southwest Louisiana E M C), a cooperative utility, serves all of Broussard. Its homes paid an average of 11.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $162 a month (its average across Louisiana).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Broussard Water System
City of Broussard Water System supplies Broussard: about 69% of residents live in its service area. City of Broussard Hwy 90 Water System serves another 9%. About 22% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Lafayette Utilities Water System and City of Broussard Purchase Water System and City of Broussard Hwy 90 Water System as sellers) and serves 5,151 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 64% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. LA1055003.
7 home internet providers serve Broussard
94% of 6,005 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 88% | 2,000/100 |
| AT&T | Fiber, Fixed wireless, DSL | 85% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Cajun Broadband | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 63% | 25/5 |
| LFT Fiber | Fiber | 59% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 71% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 45% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Broussard
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Broussard, from the town’s own site.
City Hall dumpsters
- Mon8 am–5 pm
- Tue8 am–5 pm
- Wed8 am–5 pm
- Thu8 am–5 pm
- Fri8 am–5 pm
- Sat8 am–5 pm
- Sun8 am–5 pm
Accepted at the curb
- Plastic Bottles & Containers
- Food & Beverage Cans
- Paper
- Flattened Cardboard & Paperboard
- Junk mail and envelopes
- Home office paper
- Paper bags, except gift bags
- Phone books
- Holiday and greeting cards
- Aluminum foil
- Shredded paper
From cityofbroussard.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-11-05. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Broussard (90%) is in Lafayette Parish School District; parts are in St. Martin Parish School District (10%).
A−School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Broussard spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Broussard residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Broussard | ZIP’s residents in Broussard |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70518 | Broussard, LA | 85% | 68% |
| 70592 | Youngsville, LA | 11% | 5% |
| 70508 | Lafayette, LA | 5% | 2% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Broussard
Who supplies Broussard’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
City of Broussard Water System (EPA ID LA1055003). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.4 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Broussard?
Southwest Louisiana E M C (Southwest Louisiana E M C), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Broussard?
Cox Communications, AT&T, Cajun Broadband, LFT Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Broussard?
70518 (85%), 70592 (11%), 70508 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Broussard in?
Lafayette Parish School District. Parts of the city are in St. Martin Parish School District.
How do I register to vote in Broussard?
In Louisiana you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Lafayette Parish Registrar of Voters. Check your registration at voterportal.sos.la.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: Broussard’s own website (cityofbroussard.com), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.