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News from IPCVB February 2015

Calendar

Feb. 10

DBA Meeting

Feb. 24

Tourist Commission Meeting

Feb. 27

GICC Operation Progress Meeting

March 1

KEEN Grant Deadline

March 22-25

TravelSouth Domestic Showcase

Merci/Thank You

KONRIKO� and TABASCO� for the National Tour Assoc. (NTA) Tradeshow door prizes.

Victor's Cafeteria Booth at World Championship Gumbo Cookoff

Victor's for the complimentary breakfast at the NTA FAM Tour.

Madame Darnelle Delcambre for serving on the Tourist Commission for six years.

Madame Francine Garzotto for serving on the Tourist Commission for six years.

Tips

Apply for a KEEN Effect $10,000 Grant

On TripAdvisor and your Facebook page, handle negative reviews quickly. First thank the person, then apologize, offer a solution and ask them to contact you.

Join us at Travel South Domestic Showcase

FAM Tours

We hosted 17 tour operators for the NTA Post FAM Jan. 25.

We took Brilbrey Tours on a FAM Feb. 2.

Media

Pierre Shadeaux in the Daily Iberian, KATC and the BBC!

Avery Island on CNN's 15 top quirky destination list.

Web

Our parades on LouisianaTravel.com's Mardi Gras page.

Beautiful Pinterest tribute to Shadows-on-the-Teche.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Shadows on the Teche Photo Bomb IPCVB staff

Happy Valentine's Day from the IPCVB staff! We showed our love for Shadows-on-the-Teche by participating in the National Trust's "Heart Bomb Initiative. Show your love too and send us your photos!

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Iberian Ambassador

Reposez en paix, rest in peace, Monsieur Elvis Jeanminette. It was a joy and an honor to work with him. He so appreciated everything we did to help him with the promotion of his new business which he was so excited about. We offer our condolences to his family and friends. The March 15 Top Rod Big Bass Classic Tournament will honor his memory with a new scholarship in his name.

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Industry News

Introducing Mademoiselle Brittany Racca, IPCVB's new Communications Coordinator. You can reach her at

brittany@iberiatravel.com

Katey Stanford and Celine Alis at NTA 2015

IPCVB helped TABASCO� promote their expansion and Iberia Parish at the National Tour Assoc. Tradeshow Jan. 18-22 in New Orleans. Pictured: Katey Stanford, Visitors Center Coordinator at TABASCO� and C�line Alis, Assistant Director of Communications at IPCVB.

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Reposez en paix, rest in peace, Madame Henriette Schwing Dougherty, a former volunteer at IPCVB. We offer our condolences to her family and friends.

Bayou Teche was designated a National Water Trail System.

Jane's Seafood reopened with a brand new building featuring an oyster bar and private room.

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Promote your business at Grand R�veil Acadien this October.

Darnelle Delcambre and Jennifer Young Congres Mondial Acadien

See what Envision daBerry has in store for our community this year!

Come get the new Bayou Carlin Cove rack card at our welcome center!

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Shadows-on-the-Teche needs artists for its new Plein Air event this April.

The TABASCO� Food Tour is now available Mon-Thur starting at 1 p.m. 337-373-6139

Support the Veteran's Assoc.'s construction of a tributary monument in Bouligny Plaza. Buy a personalized brick for $100 featuring your veteran's name, branch & location of service. 337-364-7428.

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Register for the Bayou Teche Museum's Loup Garou Moonlight Run.

Des Amis Dining and Catering is now only open for lunch and brunch.

Le Rosier B&B is closed and for sale.

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Around Louisiana

Celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Acadiens Arrival Feb. 21 in New Orleans.

Prof. John Sharp's new Louisiana dancehalls website

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Newsletter Archive Press Releases

Iberia Parish Convention & Visitors Bureau

2513 Hwy. 14 | New Iberia, LA. 70560 | (888) 942-3742

www.IberiaTravel.com