By Chris Rosa
PECAN ISLAND – Move over Michael Phelps, 90-year-old Florence Broussard has you beat with her 12 gold metals.
Broussard, who still lives is Pecan Island, recently won 12 gold medals in the Southwest Louisiana District Senior Games at McNeese State University.
She competed in the 90-94 years old category.
“I enjoy competing because I enjoy meeting my old friends,” said Broussard, who began competing in the Senior Olympics at the young age of 85. “I compete against students who I once taught in Hackberry in 1955.”
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