Essanee Theater Receives Restoration Grant
Mayor Freddie DeCourt and the City of New Iberia have received a $50,000 National Park Service Grant by the Louisiana Office of Cultural Development for the restoration of the Essanee Theater.
Posted: Dec 16, 2020 8:42 AM
Updated: Dec 16, 2020 8:43 AM
Posted By: Akemi Briggs
NEW IBERIA, La. - Mayor Freddie DeCourt and the City of New Iberia have received a $50,000 National Park Service Grant (P19AP00425) by the Louisiana Office of Cultural Development for the restoration of the Essanee Theater (126 Iberia St., New Iberia).
Built in 1937, the Essanee Theater was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017 as a contributing resource to the Downtown New Iberia National Register Commercial Historic District (NRIS 100001710). The period of significance for the Downtown New Iberia Commercial Historic District was 1870 to 1967.