His style is best described as "Bayou Soul", a mix of funk, blues, R&B, rock and pop, matched with distinct Southern roots.

Broussard has performed on TV programs including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Breakfast with the Arts, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Early Show, Larry King Live, Lopez Tonight, and CBS's Saturday Morning's Second Cup Cafe.

In 2002, Broussard began a solo career independently releasing Momentary Setback and "The Wanderer", a song about self-discovery.

[5] A re-worked version of the song appears on his first major album Carencro (Island Records), released on August 3, 2004.

Broussard finished recording the Must Be The Water EP on the Rock Boat VII in January 2008 and released it later that year.

He was no stranger to the Rock Boat, an annual ocean liner cruise and music festival.

This was Broussard's first release with his new label, Atlantic Records, with which he signed a multi-album contract in 2007.

[4] He released an album Bootleg to Benefit the Victims of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, with all proceeds going to help rebuild Broussard's home state, Louisiana.