The stories of Iberia Parish, LA

8 narrated audio stories from across Iberia Parish β€” hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.

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Avery Island

Before the Pepper, the Salt

How a Louisiana salt dome became crucial to Confederate wartime survival.

HistoryMilitaryFoodListen in the app
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Avery Island

The Hill That Turned Out to Be Salt

How a Louisiana hill revealed a vast salt dome beneath it.

HistoryScienceLandmarksListen in the app
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Iberia Parish

When Bayou Teche Became a Road to War

How Banks’s 1863 advance turned Iberia Parish into a military corridor.

HistoryMilitaryListen in the app
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Weeks Hall

A Mansion on the Salt Dome

How Edward Avery McIlhenny made Weeks Hall a family showplace on Avery Island.

HistoryArchitectureCultureListen in the app
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Avery Island

How Avery Island Bottled a Louisiana Flavor

On a salt dome above the marsh, a local sauce became a global name.

HistoryCultureFoodListen in the app
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Shadows-on-the-Teche

A House of Grace, and the History It Holds

A landmark on Bayou Teche reveals beauty, power, and slavery.

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Shadows-on-the-Teche

What the House on Bayou Teche Makes Visible

A stately home reveals the labor and lives that sustained it.

HistoryCultureLandmarksListen in the app
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Shadows-on-the-Teche

What Shadows Keeps Along Bayou Teche

A house built for power became a landmark that tells a fuller history.

HistoryLandmarksArchitectureListen in the app

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