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July 1-Aug.2
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July 1-31
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Iberia Parish Tourist Commission Meeting, 10:30 a.m. | |
July 30
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Aug. 1
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Aug. 2-3
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Acadiana Bayous & Byways Texas Trip
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Aug. 17
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Aug. 21
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Aug. 22
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| Aug. 26-28
| Lt. Governor's Tourism Summit
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Gracias, merci, thank you!
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- Merci Mike Prejean with Iberia Parish Government for helping us with our server switch over last week.
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- Gracias Iberia Performing Arts League for sending us press releases and pictures.
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- El Festival Espanol de Nueva Iberia painting unveiling will be held Aug. 22, 2013, from 5:30-7 p.m. at Clementine's in New Iberia.
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 Envision daBerry pledged $400 towards a mural highlighting the Bowtie Tuesday Poetry Jams for the exterior of their venue, House of Rudolph on Hopkins Street. They are searching for street/mural artists interested in designing and painting the mural. Contact info@daberry.org for more info. Details on Bowtie Tuesday here.
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- July is National Parks and Recreation Month. We will feature a different Iberia park each week in Iberia's Sweet Picks.
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Marketing & Funding Opportunities
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- Tag your food pictures #tastelouisiana on social media to get them featured on the state's culinary trails' social media channels. We tagged a picture of a hamburger at Bubba's in Jeanerette and it went viral!
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 Is your business French-friendly? Contact the CODOFIL (Council for the Development of French in Louisiana) to be labeled French-friendly. Any business or organization that promotes French in Louisiana and makes a solid effort to offer services in French will get the Franco Responsible logo. Click here to learn more about this free opportunity to attract French-speaking visitors to your business.
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- You may be eligible for an Economic Opportunity Fund from the LA Cultural Economy Foundation. The goal of the EOF grant program is to provide small seed grants (max of $2,500) to small cultural nonprofits, cultural businesses and individual cultural workers to create a new stream of income that will be self- sustaining over the long term. Deadline: August 30. Learn more here.
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- Check out our editorial and ad in the July-Aug. issue of AAA Southern Traveler (special advertising section in the center of the magazine, circle no. 11).
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- Acadiana Lifestyle printed a feature story on Vern's Catering this month (p. 24-28). Vern's catered to the NFL for Super Bowl 2013.
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- Le Rosier Country Inn B&B updated its website with beautiful pictures.
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- Get Delcambre's Spring seafood season update here.
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- Missed a newsletter? No problem. Log on to our Iberian Ambassadors page and consult our archive. Password: IberianAmbassador1.
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- You have until the end of the month to like us on Facebook and register to win a weekend getaway:
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 Great article on the impact of the French language on our economy and the tourism industry.
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- New Orleans' cruise traffic is increasing. Get the details. It is good news for Iberia Parish because many cruisers visit our area pre or post cruise for either a day trip or for several days.
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