New Iberia, Louisiana Relocation Guide
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Population: 32,623 Located in Iberia Parish
New Iberia isn't just a great place to visit, it's also a great place to live and work. We've got what we call joie-de-vivre - a joy of living - as well as beautiful weather, a great business climate, friendly neighbors, good schools and wonderful scenery. You'll love living in the Queen City of the Bayou Teche. Throughout the year, New Iberia offers several Key Main Street events. These include: The City of New Iberia Main Street Program recognizes the importance of trees to our city's atmosphere, both aesthetically and environmentally. The Main Street Program encourages the planting and preservation of trees in the downtown area because trees help to keep our city beautiful and clean the air. Our City's historic Live Oaks and other trees remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and give off oxygen in the process, thereby aiding in the fight against global warming. Operation Community Pride The City of New Iberia Main Street Program's banner fund raising project netted a total of $25,000 designated for banners in the historic districts, which are displayed on a rotating basis. Yuletide on the Bayou This annual Christmas event - co-sponsored with the LA Sugarcane Festival & Fair Association and the Bayou Girl Scouts - features area Girl Scouts and Brownies who display gingerbread houses created for the Christmas holidays. Held on the second Saturday in December at Bouligny Plaza, Yuletide on the Bayou continues to grow. Following the event, the gingerbread houses are displayed in downtown storefronts for the remainder of the holiday season. Downtown Building Façade Grants Since 1994, the State of Louisiana has contributed a total of $60,485 to New Iberia's downtown restoration with rehabilitation projects totaling $365,906. The grants are awarded to historically significant commercial buildings located within the Downtown Commercial Historic District. Situated on the Gulf of Mexico in subtropical south Louisiana, Iberia Parish is the land of the celebrated Bayou Teche - of vast coastal salt marshes populated by snowy egrets, nutria, alligators, and other wildlife - of lush tropical gardens, elegant plantation homes, and fiery red peppers - of gumbo, étouffée, bisque, and boudin - of Cajuns and Creoles and their distinctive folk cultures. We're located only 243 miles east of Houston, 138 miles west of New Orleans, 80 miles southwest of Baton Rouge, and 22 miles south of Lafayette. Whether you enjoy exploring antebellum homes, shopping for antiques, dining on spicy cuisine, camping, boating, fishing, or bird watching, you're sure to enjoy a visit to Iberia Parish! |
