GEOFF BENNETT: At 66 years old, Kent# Broussard has proven it's never too## late to chase a dream.

Tomorrow,# he will be marching on to the field## again with Louisiana State University's# famed Tiger Band sousaphone in hand.

Last weekend, he became the oldest# member in its history.

It's a dream## that started decades ago, when Kent was# just a boy watching from the sidelines.## After retiring from a long career in# accounting, he enrolled at LSU as a## full-time student with one goal in mind,# to finally earn his place in the band.

Now with his dream realized, Kent's story# is striking a chord far beyond Baton Rouge,## reminding people everywhere that passion and# persistence can rewrite the script at any age.

I spoke with him earlier this week about# his journey, the discipline it requires,## and what it feels like to finally march# to the beat of his long-held dream.

Kent Broussard, welcome to the "News Hour."

KENT BROUSSARD, LSU Student Band Member:# Thank you for having me.

Good to be here.

GEOFF BENNETT: We should say you graduated# already from Southeastern Louisiana with## two degrees.

You had a full career in# accounting.

What made you decide at 66## years old that you were going to enroll# at LSU and try to join the marching band?

KENT BROUSSARD: You know, it goes back# really to really 1968, 1969 when I first## started going to LSU games way back in the# day.

And the sound of the band -- obviously,## Tiger Stadium is one of the great football# stadiums in America from a college perspective.## And I loved all the games and have just# numerous memories about football games.

But the sound of the band is what always caught# my attention, and had always put in the back of## my mind that I wanted to do that somewhere down# the line.

I always had that plan, even though it## really didn't hatch until really about 30 years# ago, when I started contemplating retirement.

And when I started contemplating retirement,## I said one of the things I want to do when I# retire is just not sit on the sofa and watch## Netflix all day or just be sedentary.# That's just not me.

So I said to myself,## I think I'm going to enroll in LSU and try# out for the band.

And that was 30 years ago.

So, as you get older, the time starts to# go by faster and you start to realize that,## hey, retirement is coming.

And what I did was,## five years ago, in a conversation# I had with my family at one of the## dinners we had, I told them that my plan was# to enroll in LSU and try out for the band.

At the time, I don't think they thought# I was serious.

And I was really serious,## because I kept talking about# it during that dinner.

And## it came to pass that they realized that I was# really serious and really wanted to do this.

GEOFF BENNETT: I have to tell you, I used# to play the tuba in the marching band,## and I know that marching information# can be tough for 18-year-olds,## 19-year-olds.

What has been the# biggest adjustment physically for you?

KENT BROUSSARD: Well, I will say this.

Back when I was marching high# school and in college, we didn't## do much marching.

We would basically# march out, stop, turn around, play,## and then march back.

That's not what LSU does.# LSU is a true marching band.

And so basically,## in essence, I have been marching for two weeks.# And I'm taking a crash course on marching.

And the entire section, the section leaders# helped me not only from marching perspective,## but also musically before I went through# this whole process, to get to where I am,## showed me how to march LSU-style, and# that helped a lot.

Every day during## the fall semester, we're outside# practicing for an hour-and-a-half.

So I had to be ready for that.

And I had to be# ready to carry an almost 30-pound sousaphone.

GEOFF BENNETT: You were in physical training# before your audition; is that right?

KENT BROUSSARD: I was.

I have been jogging# for about 16 years.

I have been jogging since## I have been 50.

So I will put in about# 20 to 25 miles a week.

Second thing,## I needed something from a weight perspective.

So I bought a weighted vest.

The most# important thing I did was walk around## the neighborhood for about 3.5 to four miles# about once every two or three days just to## get the weight of what it would feel like on# my shoulder for an extended period of time.

GEOFF BENNETT: What did it feel like the# first time you performed in Tiger Stadium## and then this past weekend, when# you saw yourself on the big screen?

KENT BROUSSARD: It was a combination# of really -- from 1968, I had always## looked from the outside in.

It was a lot# different looking from the inside out.

But I will say this.

Looking at it, marching down# the hill and really concentrating on what I needed## to do and the task at hand was most important.# And then, when I saw myself on the screen,## I'm saying, oh, my God, that's me.

And# I didn't see myself at least initially.

And I have a good time in the# stands.

I'm there to enjoy the## music.

I'm there to enjoy the band.# I'm there to enjoy the football game.## And I was just dancing along, and there I# am on the screen.

And it was a -- as I said,## it's a bit overwhelming, and I'm just# very humbled because of all the attention.

GEOFF BENNETT: And how has your family# reacted to all of this?

You mentioned that,## when you raised this idea some years ago,## they weren't entirely convinced or didn't# think that you were entirely serious.

KENT BROUSSARD: Well, yes, I would# say this.

Not only were they not## entirely convinced.

They were laughing, right?

And after I picked them up off the floor and I# explained it to them and I kept talking .. they all said, well, I guess he is serious.

So# I have had nothing but support from my direct## family on all sides, plus indirect# family, family friends, everyone,## the students at school, administration.

It's been -- like I said, the word I keep# using is overwhelming.

And the family's 100## percent behind me in this endeavor.

GEOFF BENNETT: Well, now that you have# realized this post-retirement goal,## are you in this for the long haul?

Are you# going to get a degree, or is this day-by-day?

KENT BROUSSARD: Well, actually, you# know what?

This is the whole day-by-day## thing.

I already have two degrees from# Southeastern.

I don't need another degree.

And we got to see where it# goes.

I would say this too,## one other thing.

This is not -- this is just# not about me.

This is about the band.

This is## about the Color Guard, the Golden Girls,# and the band, because without all of us,## none of this would be possible for me and none# of it would be possible for everyone else.

That's an important piece of the Golden Band# From Tigerland, about what they stand for and the## culture that they have over the years.

It's one# big family.

And we all pull each other together.

GEOFF BENNETT: Kent Broussard, among the# newest members of the LSU marching band,## thanks again for your time.

We appreciate it.

KENT BROUSSARD: Great.

Thank# you.

And good to talk with you.