BATON ROUGE, La. – For decades, Kent Broussard had dreamed about joining Louisiana State University’s prestigious marching band.

But, as dreams far too often go, it fell to the wayside. That is, until Broussard retired.

After years of hard work – including taking up running with a weighted vest, marching through his neighborhood while hauling a 30 pound (14 kilograms) sousaphone, applying and getting accepted to LSU as a student and re-learning his instrument – the retired accountant made his debut on the field of Tiger Stadium during the football team’s home opener Saturday.

The 66-year-old LSU freshman, is now the marching band’s oldest member ever and proof that it is never too late to chase your dream.

Broussard is no stranger to music. He played the sousaphone (a type of tuba desi

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