My First Impressions
By Johanna Hyves French Intern from St.-Jean-d’Angély (pictured with my host, Nelwyn Hebert) Most people from foreign countries imagine the USA like a country where all is possible: adventure, success, a better life… A sort of “American dream.” Everyone wants to go there like it’s the adventure of a lifetime. I did it. I had […]
A Day in Iberia
By Johanna Hyves, French Intern from St.-Jean-d’Angély(pictured with Sloane LaBiche at Lake Fausse Pointe State Park) I had the chance to discover some emblematic places in Iberia Parish with Brittany Racca and Sloane LaBiche, who both work at the Iberia Parish Convention & Visitors Bureau, to get familiar with this region. First, we went to […]
The New Avery Island Experience Is Here!
By: Brittany Racca McIlhenny Company has officially opened its doors to the new TABASCO Pepper Sauce Visitors Center on Avery Island. Designed to feed the curiosity of TABASCO fans near and far, the new Visitors Center brings to life the unique world of TABASCO Sauce, including the storied origins of the sauce, how the brand […]
New Tabasco Tour
By Johanna Hyves, French Intern from St. Jean-d’Angély The Tabasco Factory on Avery Island proposes to its visitors a new tour of its factory, with a lot of exhibits and a self-guided tour of the different steps of the Tabasco’s production. L’usine de production de Tabasco d’Avery Island propose aujourd’hui à ses visiteurs un nouveau […]
The Bayou Teche Museum Gala
By Johanna Hyves, French Intern from St.-Jean-d’Angély (Pictured with Sen. Fred Mills, Nelwyn Hebert, Cathy Indest and Fran Thibodeaux) The Bayou Teche Museum organized during its annual gala a dinner prepared by local restaurants. There, we had the chance to see some people dressed up like characters of famous author James Lee Burke in honor of […]
Avery Island
By Johanna Hyves French Intern from St.-Jean-d’Angély On Jan. 19, I visited Avery Island with Mrs. Hebert. We wanted to start the visit by the TABASCO® Museum but it was closed so we went to the TABASCO® store. There, we watched a really interesting movie about the history of the original TABASCO® sauce, which was […]
Follow our French Intern's Adventures in Cajun Country
Johanna Hyves (second from left) with Team CVB: Céline Alis, Doobie Judice, Brittany Racca and Fran Thibodeaux. English My name is Johanna Hyves. I am an eighteen-years-old girl who comes from France. I arrived in Louisiana two days ago, staying for a month in your wonderful Iberia Parish. I come from St-Jean-d’Angély, which is a […]
New Year, New Iberia
By: Brittany Racca Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. -Ralph Waldo Emerson Happy New Year! As cliché as it seems, a new year does bring with it new friends, new adventures and new memories, and Iberia Parish is already working on its resolution of bringing all […]
KONRIKO®'s Holiday Duck Gumbo Recipe
Try Conrad Rice Mill/KONRIKO®‘s recipe for duck gumbo this fall season for a delicious take on a classic concoction! Click here to view/print a PDF version of the recipe and visit KONRIKO®’s website for more amazing recipes. Duck and Sausage Gumbo with Wild Pecan® rice:2 large wild ducks (such as mallard), or 6 small wild ducks […]
New Iberia's Spanish Twinning: A Spaniard's Perspective
By José Manuel de Molina Bautista Author/Historian from Alhaurin de la Torre, Malaga, Spain (New Iberia’s sister city) A land of immigrants I think America is so influential and important to the whole world because the best people from each country – the bravest, the most courageous, the most entrepreneurial – abandoned their own countries […]
