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DO YOU REMEMBER: Abdalla’s, the ultimate New Iberia shopping experience
Before there were malls in Acadiana, there was Abdalla’s. Before Kohl’s, before Macy’s, before online was even thought ...
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STREET BEAT: Lil’ Brooklyn neighborhood name origin not certain
Instead of just one street, this week Street Beat focuses on the Lil’ Brooklyn Neighborhood, also referred to ...
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A berry sweet Easter egg hunt — spring family fun to promote local businesses
Stacey Dempsey has been inundated with Easter candy and treats lately; they’re taking up all the free space ...
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Taylor’s Drug Store, New Iberia’s first superstore
In 1906, John R. Taylor opened his New Iberia drug store at 145 West Main, at the corner ...
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Camp Knighton Road — Street with a C home to Kamp with a K. And an Obelisk.
Not many New Iberia streets can boast an obelisk, but there’s one on Camp Knighton Road in Morbihan, ...
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TECHE SKETCHES: The big freeze
When the unusually cold weather approaching our area last month was first mentioned, it didn’t initially seem alarming. ...
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Running for Meaning: 500 Miles for 500,000 COVID Deaths
Shelli Helms has writing on the palm of her left hand. Not her grocery list, or a password ...
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Patout’s Restaurant: A family affair, always a special occasion.
Down Center Street, nearly to the bustle of Highway 90, there once was an elegantly-appointed house which offered ...
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Hopkins Street — New Iberia’s diversity celebrated
Hopkins Street, often recognized as the ‘Main Street’ of New Iberia’s West End, is 1.4 miles long, running ...
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New Iberia teenagers need space
The scenario: You’re 17, it’s Friday night in New Iberia. School’s out for the weekend, (FINALLY!) Your friends ...