Editing New Iberia, Louisiana (section)

===Festivals===
New Iberia hosts the Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival in September.<ref>{{Cite web|title=HiSugar {{!}} Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival|url=http://hisugar.org/wordpress/|access-date=2021-06-04|language=en-US}}</ref> The Sugar Cane Festival celebrates the commencement of the sugar cane harvest, locally referred to as ''grinding.'' [[Sugar cane]] is a principal crop grown by New Iberia farmers. The city also hosts El Festival Español de Nueva Iberia, which honors the area's Spanish heritage.<ref>{{Cite web|title=El Festival Espanol de Nueva Iberia|url=https://www.iberiatravel.com/things-do/festivals-events/el-festival-espanol-de-nueva-iberia|access-date=2021-08-06|website=Iberia Travel|date=9 May 2017 |language=en}}</ref> Other notable festivals include the World Championship Gumbo Cook-Off, on the second full weekend in October;<ref>{{Cite web|title=World Championship Gumbo Cookoff {{!}} Greater Iberia Chamber of Commerce|url=https://iberiachamber.org/gumbocookoff|access-date=2021-06-04|website=iberiachamber.org}}</ref> and the Books Along the Teche Literary Festival, in April, which celebrates James Lee Burke and South Louisiana literature.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Books Along the Teche Literary Festival {{!}} New Iberia LA – Celebrating New Iberia, Dave Robicheaux's Hometown, and Great Southern Writers|url=https://booksalongthetecheliteraryfestival.com/|access-date=2021-08-06|language=en-US}}</ref>