The RM of La Broquerie was named after the mother of the renowned archbishop, Bishop Alexandre-Antonin Taché.

A portrait of Louise Henriette de la Broquerie was painted in the early 1800's and the original has been sitting displayed in a seminary in Montreal. Pastoral Life Coordinator for the parish of La Broquerie, Donald Boulet, says St. Boniface Bishop Legatt saw the portrait and had two prints made, one for the church in St. Boniface and one for the RM of La Broquerie.

Boulet says the deputy from Provencher intervened to stop the municipality from being named Carleton.

"The honourable A.A.C. Lariviere, deputy and soon after provincial minister, wanted the new municipality to be called La Broquerie, in honour of Bishop Taché's venerable uncle and of his mother's side of the family. To crown his victory, he wanted the new municipality to adopt the coat of arms of the illustrious family."

Boulet notes Bishop Taché would have dealt with Louis Riel, the compensation for the Métis land and other historical events.

Reeve Lewis Weiss says it will be nice to have a better understanding of the history of La Broquerie for the local government, residents, and visitors.

Information attached to the portrait, translated to English from French:
"Louise Henriette de la Broquerie was the second child of Joseph Ignace Boucher de la Broquerie and of Charlotte Boucher de Niverville de Montizambert. She was born in Boucherville on August 24, 1798. She was baptized on August 25, 1798, on feast day of Saint Louis.

She is third generation descendant of Joseph Boucher de la Broquerie, founder of the de la Broquerie family and the fifth generation descendant of Pierre Boucher of Boucherville.

She was 22 years old when she married Charles Taché on February 2, 1820. He was 35. They had five children. Widowed at 28 years old, Madame Taché had to dress in mourning clothes and because of a vow that she made, not engage in worldly activities for the rest of her life.

Her second son Alexandre-Antonin, born on July 28, 1823, was to become, 28 years later, in 1851, a bishop. He became the renowned archbishop of Saint-Boniface, Bishop Taché."