Bayou Teche National Scenic Byway
Located along the Bayou Teche National Water and Paddle Trail in the heart of the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area, the byway is home to an incredibly beautiful natural landscape and winds through four parishes, St. Landry Parish, St. Martin, Iberia and St. Mary. With an authentic, walk-able oil rig; stately historic homes; swamp and paddle tours; […]
Historic Jeanerette Trail
Take a self-guided walking tour and discover Sugar City’s rich history. Click on website link below to download the map or pick it up at the Iberia Parish Convention and Visitors Bureau or the Jeanerette Museum.
Bunk Johnson Jazz Trail
Bunk Johnson was a Jazz musician who lived in New Iberia and is credited for teaching Louis Armstrong and other Jazz legends. Learn more about Bunk Johnson and his music at the Bayou Teche Museum and in the historical collection hosted at the Iberia Parish Library’s Main branch, then visit his grave at St. Edward’s […]
New Iberia Trilingual Marker Trail
Stroll down the New Iberia historic district to look for the beautiful trilingual historic bronze plaques that tell the story of New Iberia with its Spanish and French heritage. Click on website for exact locations. Click here to download Trilingual Marker Tour.
Bayou Teche National Water and Paddle Trail
Bayou Teche runs 135 miles from Port Barre to Berwick through St. Landry, St. Martin, Iberia and St. Mary parishes and is easily accessed from several state highways and Interstate 10. The trail has a total of 13 established trailheads, which provide access to paddle trips. In New Iberia’s Historic District, there are two access […]
James Lee Burke’s Iberia
Experience the setting captured in the famed Detective Dave Robicheaux’ novels of award-winning author James Lee Burke who, as a child, spent his summers in New Iberia. The self-guided tour map is available by clicking on the website link below and at the Iberia Parish Convention and Visitors Bureau.
New Iberia National Register Historic District Trail
Century-old oaks surround stately homes in the National Register District. New Iberia’s Historic commercial district won the 2005 Great American Main Street Award®, sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation®. Take a self-guided walking tour and enjoy beautiful architecture, antique shops, specialty shops, art, museums, music and restaurants. Click on the website link below […]
Church Alley Park & Bike Trail
The Church Alley Trail (trailhead connector) is the starting point of the 3.2 mile bicycle trail through both the National Register Downtown Commercial Historic District that includes 123 buildings with 82 classified as contributing and 7 listed individually, and the National Register Residential District that encompasses New Iberia’s late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century residential homes. There […]
