New Iberia, city, seat of Iberia Parish, southern Louisiana, on Bayou Teche; incorporated 1836. It is a commercial and manufacturing center situated in a petroleum-producing, mining, and farming area. Major products include processed food (especially sugar), refined petroleum, sand, gravel, and timber. The Port of Iberia (an important center of the petroleum industry) and Acadian Regional Airport are nearby. A tourist center, New Iberia is the site of Shadows-on-the-Teche (1831-34), a restored plantation mansion, and the city plays host to the annual Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival and Fair. The area was settled after 1755 by French-speaking Acadian refugees from Nova Scotia. The Spanish arrived in 1779 and named the region for their homeland, the Iberian Peninsula. Population 32,766 (1980); 31,828 (1990); 32,623 (2000).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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