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New Iberia (French: La Nouvelle-Ibérie; [a] Spanish: Nueva Iberia [b]) is the largest city in and the parish seat of Iberia Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. [3] The city of New Iberia is located approximately 21 miles (34 kilometers) southeast of Lafayette, and forms part of the Lafayette metropolitan statistical area in the region of Acadiana.
Iberia Parish (French: Paroisse de l'Ibérie, Spanish: Parroquia de Iberia) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 69,929; [1] the parish seat is New Iberia. [2] The parish was formed in 1868 during the Reconstruction era and named for the Iberian Peninsula.
Location of Iberia Parish in Louisiana. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Iberia Parish, Louisiana.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Building dates vary from 1834 to 1933 and represent the most relevant structures of New Iberia's main residential rue in historic period. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The historic district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 28, 1983.
The U.S. gained rights to use the New Orleans port in 1795. [citation needed] Louisiana (New Spain) was transferred by Spain to France in 1800, but it remained under Spanish administration until a few months before the Louisiana Purchase. The huge swath of territory purchased from Napoleon Bonaparte in 1803 was sparsely populated.
The Isleños and Malagueños immigrated to Louisiana between 1778 and 1783. The Isleños settled in southeast Louisiana mainly in St. Bernard Parish, just outside of New Orleans, as well as near the area just below Baton Rouge. The Malagueños settled mainly around New Iberia, but some spread to other parts of southern Louisiana. [citation needed]
Roughly bounded by Fulton Street, Burke Street, Weeks Street, St. Peter Street and Jefferson Street, New Iberia, Louisiana Coordinates 30°00′23″N 91°49′10″W / 30.00625°N 91.81946°W / 30.00625; -91
Formerly a working sugar cane plantation with enslaved labor, it is located in New Iberia, Louisiana, United States. Built in 1834 for planter, David Weeks (1786–1834) and his wife Mary Conrad Weeks (1797–1863). The property is also home to the Shadows-on-the-Teche cemetery.