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Dear Tourism Stakeholder,
Voici les nouvelles (Here is the news):
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Iberian Ambassadors of the Week
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Feb. 25
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Iberia Parish Tourist Commission's Meeting, 10:30 p.m., IPCVB
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Gracias, merci, thank you! |
- Madame Lanae Lopez for sending pictures of LaQuinta Inn and Suites.
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- Cajun Glaze Donuts for the delicious king cake.
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- Madame Linda Horton for the information on the Berry Queens' Gospel Luncheon.
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- Reposez en paix (rest in peace)
(April 9, 1958 - February 10, 2014) of Loreauville. Madame Jennifer was Assistant Director at the Acadiana Regional Airport. We extend our sympathies to her family and friends.
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- The Sugar City Growers Co-op held a groundbreaking and ribbon cutting ceremony last Wednesday, Feb. 12, in Jeanerette. The co-op is a certified BestLife Iberia garden project. BestLife Iberia Gardens is a program of the BestLife Iberia initiative of the Iberia Industrial Development Foundation. The Sugar City Growers Co-op will bring year round vegetable production to Jeanerette through its hydroponic garden.
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From left, Mary Himel of Heirloom Produce Cooperative, Phanat Xanamane of Iberia Growers Co-op, Beau Beaullieu of Iberia Parish Foundation, Michael Tarantino of Iberia Industrial Development Foundation, Marti Harrell of Best Life Iberia, Louis Lancon of Sugar City Growers, Oscar Vargas of Sugar City Growers, and Jeanerette Mayor Aprill Foulcard.
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Over 500 people visited the Louisiana Travel Promotion Assoc. booth at the Florida Snowbird Extravaganza and signed up for the giveaway. The Louisiana recipe book, in which IPCVB advertises, was distributed.
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- The Berry Queens will hold their Hats'n Hallelujahs Gospel Brunch on Sunday, Feb. 23 at noon at the Sliman Theater in New Iberia. $25 per person. Sunday dress with hats.
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 - The Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival rack cards are in. Come get yours today at our welcome center!
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Marketing & Funding Opportunities
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- SOCIAL MEDIA TIP #23: Tag your food posts with #tastelouisiana and #tasteiberia. The Louisiana Culinary Trail program has been retweeting us almost daily when we tag our posts.
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 - Apply for the Louisiana Office of Tourism's Competitive Grant Program, which aims at encouraging and supporting marketing of tourism events that will attract and retain visitors to the state and positively impact our tourism industry. Applications are due Friday, March 14, 2014.
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Learn more about your customers by attending the State of the American Traveler webinar. This leading industry research report monitors the travel intentions, behavior and media use of U.S. leisure travelers. Join Southeast Tourism Society, Miles and research company Destination Analysts as they reveal highlights of the January 2014 report. The free webinar is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Feb. 27. Register here.
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 - Learn about the new Cajun Classique, New Iberia's floating dance hall, and more in the latest issue of the trilingual Bayou Teche Journal. Do you have anything to offer the Cajun Classic cruisers? Do you or anyone you know would like to participate? The deadline to register is March 1.
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 ATTENTION B&B OWNERS! The Red Chair recently stopped in Opelousas on its journey throughout the USA. Contact the blogger and invite her to your property!
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Connect with our receptive operators like Jambalaya Tours and Guides and Allons à Lafayette, and work with them to enhance our visitors' experience.
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 We are a member of the Louisiana Tourism Coastal Coalition, which contracted Gillies and Zaiser Public Relations for one year to attract media to Louisiana's coastal parishes. Their representatives toured our area in December. They are currently using Mardi Gras and king cakes to get us media coverage. If you have any news or information to share with them, please contact
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Check out our ad (p. 4) and the article on Grand Marais Mardi Gras in the winter edition of TravelHost (p. 38). Pick up your free copy at our welcome center today!
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- Do you know the origin of the word "coonass"? Find out in the first issue of the revived Attakapas Gazette, an electronic journal of history, folklore, and genealogy focusing on south-central Louisiana.
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- An internationally-known birding and nature guide called Louisiana's birds and eco-attractions 'spectacular.' More here.
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A bientôt (See you soon!)
Welcome Center Open Monday - Saturday
2513 Hwy 14 * New Iberia * Louisiana * 70560
(337) 365-1540 * (888) 942-3742
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Monsieur Roy Savoy for the picture of last year's 
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