Main Street Events and Projects

Plant A Tree
The City of New Iberia Main Street Program recognizes the importance of trees to our city’s atmosphere, both aesthetically and environmentally. The Main Street Program encourages the planting and preservation of trees in the downtown area because trees help to keep our city beautiful and clean the air. Our City’s historic Live Oaks and other trees remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and give off oxygen in the process, thereby aiding in the fight against global warming.

Operation Community Pride
The City of New Iberia Main Street Program’s banner fund raising project netted a total of $25,000 designated for banners in the historic districts, which are displayed on a rotating basis.

Yuletide on the Bayou
This annual Christmas event — co-sponsored with the LA Sugarcane Festival & Fair Association and the Bayou Girl Scouts — features area Girl Scouts and Brownies who display gingerbread houses created for the Christmas holidays. Held on the second Saturday in December at Bouligny Plaza, Yuletide on the Bayou continues to grow. Following the event, the gingerbread houses are displayed in downtown storefronts for the remainder of the holiday season.

Downtown Building Façade Grants
Since 1994, the State of Louisiana has contributed a total of $83,741 to New Iberia’s downtown restoration with rehabilitation projects totaling $497,987. The grants are awarded to historically significant commercial buildings located within the Downtown Commercial Historic District.