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A broken Broadmoor record in debris in the formerly flooded Broadmoor neighborhood after Hurricane Katrina

Broadmoor Records was a New Orleans, Louisiana, based indie record label. Established by Dave Bartholomew.[ citation needed ] It was named after his neighborhood Broadmoor, New Orleans.

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