{"id":10076,"date":"2019-02-11T10:29:35","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T16:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/?p=10076"},"modified":"2019-02-12T12:16:38","modified_gmt":"2019-02-12T18:16:38","slug":"george-rodrigue-park-groundbreaking-in-new-iberia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/george-rodrigue-park-groundbreaking-in-new-iberia\/","title":{"rendered":"George Rodrigue Park Groundbreaking in New Iberia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_10082\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10082\" class=\"wp-image-10082 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/51392674_2195269763829597_7931389846369599488_o-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/51392674_2195269763829597_7931389846369599488_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/51392674_2195269763829597_7931389846369599488_o-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/51392674_2195269763829597_7931389846369599488_o-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/51392674_2195269763829597_7931389846369599488_o-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/51392674_2195269763829597_7931389846369599488_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10082\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Lee Ball Photography<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On February 7, 2019, together with the citizens of New Iberia, Governor John Bel Edwards, and Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, the Rodrigue Family broke ground on the George Rodrigue Park.<\/p>\n<p>The entire Rodrigue Family, and everyone who loves George, is so grateful for this incredible gift and memorialization in the artist&#8217;s hometown.<\/p>\n<p>The event was more than well attended, and included students from the artist&#8217;s alma mater Catholic High School.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10095\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10095\" class=\"wp-image-10095 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_9721-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_9721-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_9721-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_9721-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_9721-1024x768.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Douglas Magnus<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Coinciding with the event, as part of the George Rodrigue Life &amp; Legacy Tour, Wendy Rodrigue, the artist&#8217;s widow, gave multiple lectures which included all students at Catholic High. Wendy shared original art from her personal collection, and shared animated personal stories from the inspiring history of New Iberia&#8217;s artist.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/life-legacy\/today\/\">LEARN MORE \u00bb<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Press<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theadvertiser.com\/picture-gallery\/news\/2019\/02\/07\/rodrigue-park-groundbreaking-and-gov-kathleen-blanco-exhibit-unveiling\/2805979002\/\">Rodrigue Groundbreaking and Blanco Dedication Ceremony<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theadvocate.com\/acadiana\/news\/article_9255f8e2-2b12-11e9-ae63-d775a05e6b4c.html\">Govs. Blanco, Edwards among attendees at New Iberia park groundbreaking, museum expansion<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/katc.com\/news\/around-acadiana\/iberia-parish\/2019\/02\/07\/rodrigue-exhibit-makes-stop-at-catholic-high-new-iberia\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Rodrigue exhibit makes stop at Catholic High New Iberia<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Photo Gallery by Lee Ball Photography<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 20%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-10076 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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