In celebration of Veterans Day, three organizations partner to hold a commemorative cemetery walking tour honoring African American veterans at the St. Matthew Cemetery.

Over 100 Louisiana vendors sell their handcrafted wares in the Shadows Gardens.

We marked the beginning of festival weekend in New Iberia with family fun, live entertainment, and food and drinks.

Loren Klein explored the stories of Union and Confederate soldiers, civilians, and those enslaved in Southwest Louisiana during the Bayou Teche Campaign.

Kim Guise, Senior Curator at the National WWII Museum, presented on the contributions of the Pelican State during WWII.

Along with the National Trust’s Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios, we celebrated Louisiana Art with Tommy Whitehead, author of Clementine Hunter: Her Life and Art, in a virtual webinar.

Shadows partnered with the IAAHS to host a special Juneteenth performance of Zebulon’s Dream, written and performed by acclaimed poet Suzanne Wiltz.

Paul Schexnayder led a downtown murals tour celebrating murals and street art in New Iberia.

Celebrate Louisiana Art with an exhibition featuring rarely displayed Weeks Hall art that surveys work throughout his life.

Screened the documentary Resurgence: From Ida to Recovery, which explores the devastating impact of Hurricane Ida on Louisiana and the subsequent efforts to recover and rebuild.

Dr. John Doucet discussed how hurricanes have shaped settlement patterns across South Louisiana.

Dr. Shane Bernard, author of Teche: A History of Louisiana’s Most Famous Bayou, discussed the environmental history of the Bayou Teche, the vital waterway that connects New Iberia to the world.

Dr. Leona Tate, member of “The McDonogh Three,” discusses the roll of preservation in communities with Molly Baker, the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s HOPE Crew.

Over 100 Louisiana vendors sell their handcrafted wares in the Shadows Gardens.

Dr. Sarah Hyde, author of Schooling in the Antebellum South, explored private and public education systems before the Civil War in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.