New Iberia Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

About New Iberia

New Iberia is the largest city in Iberia Parish. Known as "Queen City of the Teche", it was settled by Spaniards in 1779 who called it Nueva Iberia after the Iberian Peninsula, hence the name New Iberia. In 1980, a drilling fluke by Texaco personnel punctured a hole in a salt mine below nearby Lake Peigneur, causing a crazy whirlpool that sucked down the drilling platform and eleven barges and suddenly created the deepest lake in Louisiana at 200ft. New Iberia is known for its Sugar Cane Festival in September with a sugar cane queen and parade, etc.

Top Attractions in New Iberia

Explore the best things to see and do in New Iberia:

• ★Alice Plantation
• ★Bayou Teche Museum
• ★Cypremort Point State Park
• ★Rip Van Winkle Gardens
• ★Shadows-on-the-Teche

Where to Eat in New Iberia

Must-try local food and restaurants:

• 🍴Bon Creole Lunch Counter
• 🍴Duffy's Diner

Where to Stay in New Iberia

• 🏨Ramada by Wyndham New Iberia

New Iberia Travel Guide Sections

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