Things To Do
Jungle Gardens & TABASCO® Factory Tour
Discover the history of Tabasco, see how the beloved hot sauce is produced, and enjoy a range of tastings on this self-guided tour. Make your own way to the Tabasco Visitor Center on Avery Island and embark on an immersive, 10-stop factory tour. You’ll also enjoy a range of tastings, can visit the on-site restaurant for Cajun dishes, and can explore nearby Jungle Gardens (where you’ll spy wisteria, giant oaks, and maybe even an alligator).
Shadows-on-the-Teche
Located in New Iberia’s Main Street District, the Shadows-on-the-Teche holds many layers of history in its walls and gardens. Built for wealthy sugar planters, Mary and David Weeks, the house remained in the same family for four generations. As a former plantation home, the story of the Shadows is as much about the hundreds of enslaved men, women, and children who lived and labored at the site as it is about the Weeks family. Their experiences, as well as those of their descendants, profoundly shape the house’s history and legacy.
Parish Brewing Co.
You wouldn’t expect to find a craft brewery in the industrial heart of Cajun Country, but our location has given us the space to expand and develop our brand, while maintaining our rowdy, regular crowd. If you’re traveling through the South Louisiana area, make sure to visit to pass a good time and drink some awesome beer!
Cajun Country Swamp Tours
During the swamp tour we make a visit to a spectacular wading bird rookery that is second to none. Thousands of pairs of wading birds will make Lake Martin Swamp their home during the long nesting season and are sure to give you an unforgettable experience of the richness of life that a backwater swamp provides. As you watch birds trade back and forth tending to nest and young I will share with you some secrets of mother nature’s hand and the interrelationships of the ecology of a wading bird rookery. Scattered about the rookery and just as intent on the workings of the rookery are the ever present Alligators- what strange bed partners they make with the birds; you will be surprised at the rest of the story.
Bojangles
Mon-Sat 11AM-10PM. Enjoy delicious and exquisite sushi and sashimi, oysters, rib eyes and filet mignon fresh off the grill. Many grilled entrees, kids menu and special requests made to order. Drink specials.
Social Southern Table & Bar
There are great restaurants in Lafayette and fabulous bars as well, but Social Southern Table & Bar combines the two, offering a hip, innovative place to enjoy locally sourced cuisine, hand-crafted specialty cocktails and real Southern hospitality.