does he have any rice milling companies?
Yes
Joseph Eloi Broussard
A few years later Broussard bought a one-third interest in a gristmill in Beaumont. In 1891 he founded the Beaumont Irrigation Company with a rice irrigation and canal system, the first in the state, to support rice culture in the area. In 1892 he converted his mill to a rice mill, the first commercially successful one in the state of Texas. 
the place in texas where large amounts of oil were first found Near Beaumont, Texas when was this discovery made? Early 20th century were there other places where oil was found? UNANSWERABLE can you name some oil companies that opened in this place? Gladys City Oil, Gas, and Manufacturing Company were there any famous people from the place where the oil was found? Joseph Eloi Broussard who was he? He was a pioneer rice grower and miller in southeast Texas what was his job before he became a rice miller? He began working with cattle and as a postal rider
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Joseph Eloi Broussard [SEP] Career
In 1891 he founded the Beaumont Irrigation Company with a rice irrigation and canal system, the first in the state, to support rice culture in the area. In 1892 he converted his mill to a rice mill, the first commercially successful one in the state of Texas. At that time, farmers in the county had 1500 acres in rice. Broussard was instrumental in establishing the rice industry and this product as a commodity crop in Texas.