Plein Air Art Competition 2023
By Brittany Racca Richie Vios The Shadows-on-the-Teche received tons of applicants from numerous states for the 9th annual Shadows-on-the-Teche Plein Air Painting Competition (March 11-18, 2023) in New Iberia, and is pleased to announce that 25 artists have been selected from the talented pool of applicants for this year’s competition. Artists: All 25 artists […]
Iberia Parish CVB's Fran Thibodeaux Retires
Fran Thibodeaux, Executive Director of the Iberia Parish Convention & Visitors Bureau has retired with 28 years of public service to Iberia Parish promoting the parish as a tourism destination under the guidance of the Iberia Parish Tourist Commission. Thibodeaux guided the bureau through marketing and public relation campaigns targeting all sectors of the tourism […]
Grand Réveil Acadien 2022
Iberia Parish will celebrate Grand Réveil Acadien (Great Acadian Awakening) on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, from 9 a.m.- 2 pm at the Steamboat Pavilion in Bouligny Plaza in New Iberia. “In honor of our many cultures, the local program has been titled, “Ibérie, Un Gumbo Culturel” (Iberia, a Cultural Gumbo), and we hope you will […]
7 Questions to Ask Before Attending the Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival
By: Brittany Racca Before you slip on your cowboy boots to dance the nights away at the annual Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival, check out a few things you should ask before attending, such as where is it, what should you wear, what to expect and much more. 1) What is it?Year to year the […]
7 Questions to Ask Before Attending the Delcambre Shrimp Festival
By: Brittany Racca There aren’t many festivals that can say they’ve partied for generations. In celebration of the Delcambre Shrimp Festival, we talked to Tammy Gordon, the Community Relations Coordinator at the Port of Delcambre and a former Teen Shrimp Queen, about updates, parking, food options, entertainment and more. 1) What is it? The Delcambre […]
New Iberia Summer Travel Guide
By: Brittany Racca With so many fun things to do, summer is the perfect time to visit. We’ve created this handy guide to help you plan how to use those PTO days in our area this summer. Summer Eats The unofficial rule is that every season is gumbo season in Acadiana, but sometimes the delicious dish […]
Iberia Travel is the Future of Travel
National Travel and Tourism Week 2022 (May 1-7) spotlights the dynamic, innovative future of the U.S. travel industry. This National Travel and Tourism Week (NTTW), there is more reason than ever to celebrate the collective strength and promising future of the U.S. travel and tourism industry. The 39th annual NTTW, taking place May 1-7, […]
4 Crawfish Health Benefits and Recipes
By: Céline Alis Crawfish is a Louisiana staple you will find in many of our Cajun and Creole dishes, from crawfish etouffée to bisque, fried and boiled crawfish. Although crawfish season runs from January through June, we find the best time to enjoy the boiled “mudbugs” at our local eateries starts around Mardi Gras in […]
Books Along the Teche Literary Festival 2022
By: Brittany Racca The Books Along the Teche Literary Festival is proud to announce its plans for the 6th annual festival on April 1-3, 2022. Osha Gray Davidson Events: The featured Great Southern Writer is Osha Gray Davidson, author of The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South, which was turned into […]
Howe Institute & Booker T. Washington Historic Marker Installed
Howe Institute photo colorization by Pat Oneillion Guest Blog By: Phebe Hayes On Nov. 20, 2021, The Iberia African American Historical Society (IAAHS) hosted a series of events in honor of the founding of one of Iberia Parish’s earliest historically Black schools, Howe Institute and in honor of Booker T. Washington’s visit to the school […]
