Alton Edmond Broussard was a newsman and professor of journalism. Born in St. Martinville, his journalism career began when he was in high school, where he established their first student newspaper. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Louisiana State University, both in journalism. Newspapers he worked for included the "Lake Charles American Press", the "New Orleans Times-Picayune", and the "Daily Advertiser." Starting in 1947, he joined the staff at Southwestern Louisiana Institute (now University of Louisiana at Lafayette) as the director of public relations. He then joined the faculty teaching journalism. After 37 years, he retired with the rank of associate professor.

Mr. Broussard published many different newspapers during his career. One such was a local paper called the "Lafayette Guide", which he produced out of his own garage between 1962 and 1964. The paper covered stories on various topics, including the French Renaissance, race relations. Cajun culture, and police reports.