New Iberia has earned its nickname “Queen City of Culture” for its abundance of arts, heritage and diverse influences. This includes visual art, architecture and literature, whose blend in Iberia Parish is not unlike a flavorful gumbo.

What is Iberia Parish known for?

We boast the world-renowned Cajun and Creole cuisine and the contagious music you expect in Cajun Country, but we also claim world-famous attractions such as the TABASCO® pepper sauce factory on Avery Island, America's oldest rice mill in New Iberia, the Gulf South's first National Trust for Historic Preservation house.

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New Iberia is renowned for its unique culture and cuisine, which draw from the melting pot of its Native American-Spanish-French-African American-Creole heritage. Spaniards led by Francisco Bouligny founded the town in 1779 on the banks of the Bayou Teche.

New Iberia — which is home to world-famous Tabasco® brand Pepper Sauce and Jungle Gardens on Avery Island — is renowned for its food, music and festivals, which draw from the melting pot of Spanish, French, African-American, Lao and Creole heritage.