Cancer Strikes Broussard Firefighter; Blood Drive Scheduled
Imagine that you are twenty-five years old, and the doctor tells you that you have bone cancer. I would think that if you are told that news then you must wonder about what the future holds.
Family, friends, and members of the Broussard community are going to rally around firefighter Alex Bourque as he will be battling cancer. One of the ways in which people who work at the City of Broussard and those who are part of the Broussard Fire Department will help is to donate blood. You can help by coming to donate blood too.
Alex Bourque is usually the one helping others.
He became a firefighter after watching his dad, who served for more than 30 years, and brother, who has served for nearly 10 years. I saw the love they had for the job, the satisfaction they would get serving others, Bourque said. That’s what I like to do. I like to help people fix their problems and give up my time in any way I can.
But Bourque, who has been with the Lafayette Fire Department for six years and works part-time with the Broussard Fire Department, started having pain in his legs. The 25-year-old was diagnosed with bone cancer in April.
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City of Broussard begins search for interim police chief
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and last updated 2021-05-19 11:48:16-04
The City of Broussard is beginning the search for an interim police chief following the announcement of Chief Brannon Decou s retirement.
That letter was also sent to Mayor Ray Bourque, the Broussard City Council and the Broussard Police Department.
According to the letter, Decou s last day as chief will be June 1, 2021.
The City of Broussard has formed a committee to assist in the search for an interim police chief.
The interim chief will serve until the next regular election in the fall of 2022.
The city says that the nine-member committee will be comprised of three council members, the mayor, and five community members who have law enforcement experience. The committee will also review resumes and make recommendations to the city council of up to three candidates for final review by the mayor and the entire city council.
Broussard Interim Police Chief Search Committee Formed
Nine people will be involved in the search for Broussard s next police chief.
Mayor Ray Bourque will head the committee the find an interim police chief who will serve through the end of the current term.
Joining Bourque on the committee are councilmen Kenny Higginbotham, Jess Regan, and Jeff Delahoussaye; Lafayette Parish Sheriff Mark Garber; St. Martin Parish Sheriff s Lt. Ross Stevens; retired federal marshal Ed Comeaux; retired Lafayette City Marshal s Office chief deputy Phil Conrad; and retired Louisiana State Police Sgt. John Trahan.
That committee will assist the full city council in hiring Decou s successor by reviewing résumés and making up to three recommendations to the full city council. The mayor and the council will review those candidates before the council makes the final decision on who to hire as interim chief.