We do excavation and demolition work in Broussard, and it is a short run for us from New Iberia. Broussard sits about 14 miles northwest of us on US 90 and LA 182. That matters when a house pad has to be graded before the concrete crew shows up. It matters again when an old slab has to come out before the end of the week.
Broussard has changed hard in twenty years. The 2020 census counted 13,417 people here, up from 8,197 ten years earlier. New subdivisions keep filling in old cane fields around the edge of town. Every one of those lots needs dirt moved before a slab goes down.
The other half of town runs along Highway 90. Shops and warehouse yards there serve the oil and gas trade. Those yards need gravel that holds up under loaded trucks. They also need a ditch and culvert at the gate that keeps water off the pad.
Between the two, older parts of town near Main Street keep their own list of jobs. A shed comes down, or a cracked slab finally gets hauled off. Most of that work takes one machine and part of a day. Estimates are free, and one call to (337) 201-0594 sets one up.
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Most of Broussard's industrial work sits along Highway 90 and the streets that feed it. Burgess Drive, Lafferty Drive and Oil Patch Road are lined with shops and service yards. The state is rebuilding that stretch of Highway 90 as part of the future I-49 South. Loaded trucks and stacked pipe chew those yards up over a few seasons.
We cut the drainage first so the base has somewhere to shed water. Then the yard gets regraded and topped with fresh gravel. Laydown pads and equipment parking get the same treatment, built up to hold weight. A culvert at the gate keeps the entrance from turning into a rut.
Small commercial demolition here usually means a metal building, an old shop, or a broken concrete apron. We take it down with a compact excavator and haul the debris off in roll-off containers. Commercial buildings carry Louisiana notification rules through LDEQ, and abatement is a separate specialty trade. Call before you set a date and we will price the demolition work in Broussard.
Broussard has been one of the fastest growing towns in Louisiana for a decade. Sabal Palms, Cypress Meadows, Vintage Park, Arbor Trace, Jordan Estates and Marteau Lakes have all added lots. Census figures for the 70518 ZIP show thousands of homes built since 2010. New phases keep opening, and every phase starts with dirt.
A builder needs the pad built to grade before the slab crew arrives. Around here that means fighting heavy clay and a water table that sits close to the surface. We shape the pad so water runs off it instead of standing against the forms. Extra spoil goes out on a dump trailer the same day.
Infill lots inside a finished subdivision are tighter. A compact excavator and a track loader fit between two houses without tearing up the yards. We handle dirt work and house pads on lots that size. The same site work in Youngsville is a few minutes up the road.
Plenty of Broussard land was cane ground or pasture until recently. The St. Martin Parish side of town, out toward Bayou Tortue, is still low and wooded in spots. A lot like that needs the brush cut and the fence lines pulled before anything else. Underneath, there are usually stumps and old roots holding the ground together.
We cut and pile the brush first, then load it out in roll-off containers and dump trailers. Stumps come out with the excavator, dug rather than ground down. That leaves a hole to fill, so the grading follows right behind. By the end the lot is open ground you can build on or fence.
Timing matters on clay. After a hard rain, a Broussard lot can hold water for days and the machines will rut it. Waiting two dry days often makes the clearing faster and leaves a cleaner finish. Ask about land clearing in Broussard and we will tell you what the ground is likely doing.
Broussard is flat, and the soil is heavy clay that holds water. The main drainage line through town is Coulee Fortune, also called Cypress Bayou. It runs about four miles, from Bayou Tortue on the north end down to South Morgan Avenue. Roughly 1,110 homes and 200 businesses sit inside that drainage area.
A driveway culvert has to match the ditch it sits in. We size the pipe and set the flow line so water keeps moving. Get that wrong and the ditch backs up onto the property upstream. A gravel apron on top keeps the entrance from washing out.
Permits depend on where the property sits. Inside the city limits, the City of Broussard permitting office handles building and demolition permits. Outside the city, the parish does, and part of Broussard sits in St. Martin Parish. Tying a driveway into US 90 or LA 182 goes through LA DOTD, and 811 gets called first.
Communities & areas we serve around Broussard: Le Triomphe, Cypress Meadows, Sabal Palms, Marteau Lakes, Jordan Estates, Arbor Trace, Vintage Park, Bayou Tortue Manor.
Broussard ZIP codes served: 70518.
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We handle demolition on houses, mobile homes, garages, barns and carports, plus small commercial buildings. We also break out and haul off old concrete slabs and driveways. Free estimates across Acadiana.
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We clear overgrown lots and acreage around New Iberia. That means underbrushing, brush removal, briars, vines and small trees. The vegetation leaves the property in dump trailers or roll-off containers.
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We do dirt work across Acadiana: house pads, site prep, lot grading and yard leveling. Our excavators and track loader move, spread and pack fill to the grade you need. Call for a free estimate.
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We build new gravel driveways and rebuild the ones that have washed out or gone to potholes. Crushed limestone gets shaped with a crown so rain runs to the sides. Free estimates around New Iberia and Acadiana.
View Details We install driveway culverts and replace crushed or rusted pipe across Acadiana. Every pipe gets set to the ditch grade so water drains instead of backing up. Free estimates on culvert installation in New Iberia and the surrounding parishes.
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Debris removal for piles too heavy to move by hand. We load construction, demolition and storm debris with an excavator or track loader. The load leaves in a roll-off container or dump trailer.
View DetailsA few of the questions we hear most around Broussard. If yours is not here, call and ask. The person who answers runs the jobs.
A structure that needs to come down, a lot to clear, a pad to build, or a driveway that floods? Call or send the form. We come look at the property, price the job in person, and give you a number that holds. Estimates are free.
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