Lydia, Louisiana

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  ST. LANDRY PARISH PORT BARRE - The son of a local business owner is accused of possessing and selling high-grade marijuana out of his family's hotel.

• Iberia authorities looking for missing teen
  

  The Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating a missing 13-year-old boy.

• Officials Search for Lydia Bridge Solution
  

  The Bayou Warehouse Bridge in Lydia is still damaged and DOTD officials say it could take up to one year to repair the bridge.

• Lydia Bridge Update
  

  Though Hurricane Ike did not bring widespread power outages to Iberia Parish, its storm surge caused quite a bit of damage to homes and even infrastructure.

• Lafayette Archives
  

  Archives from September 28, 2008 A good night's sleep can do wonders What you're about to read isn't exactly what many would consider public service journalism.

• FEMA visits Bayou Jack
  

  BAYOU JACK - The deteriorating sign welcoming people into this small community hidden behind sugar cane fields in southern Iberia Parish is covered up with a plywood sign painted with a plea from residents: ...

• Wagner-Prince
  

  Mr. and Mrs. Kurt A. Wagner of Laurel announce the engagement of their daughter, Sheree Nicole, to Paul Curtis Prince, son of Larry Prince and Darlene Prince, both of Lydia, LA.

• Residents angry over lack of flood protection
  

  FRANKLIN - Residents in this low-lying St. Mary Parish community expressed outrage and frustration Saturday over flooding that many said was the worse they had seen in decades.

• Governor tours coast area
  

  NEW IBERIA - Gov. Bobby Jindal dropped in on a still-reeling Iberia Parish on Monday to check on the damage done by Hurricane Ike.

• St. Mary Parish: Cypremort Point residents digging out of mud
  

  CYPREMORT POINT - Permanent residents and vacation camp owners returned to their homes Monday afternoon see that water had receded but left several inches of mud and a lingering stench.

• Town of Lydia Flooded
  

  Vermilion wasn't the only Parish affected by Ike, Residents in Iberia Parish also saw a lot of flooding.

• Storm Update: Wind has started to weaken in Iberia Parish
  

  Water is still rising in parts of Iberia Parish although the wind has started to weaken, Office of Emergency Preparedness director Jim Anderson said.

• Barge wipes out bridge in Iberia Parish
  

  The bridge over Bayou Warehouse in the Iberia Parish town of Lydia was destroyed by an unattended barge that crashed into it Saturday morning during Hurricane Ike.

• Storm Update: Iberia Library branches will close at noon
  

  The Lydia, Coteau and Delcambre branches of Iberia Parish Library are currently closed.

• More of this story
  

  Seth Ramsey, a 6-year-old boy fighting for his life, was the center of attention Sunday in Weeks Park in Lydia during a benefit poker run for the Iberia Parish resident.

• Around Acadiana
  

  IBERIA PARISH Detectives with the Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office are investigating how the name of an inmate who was transferred out of the Iberia Parish Jail last month surfaced during Thursday's shakedown of ...

• Nature Notes: The comforting sights and sounds of summer return
  

  Ah yes. Back deck. Sultryesque. Heat of the day, rising away. And the locusts are back.

• Around Acadiana
  

  IBERIA PARISH Ernest P. Breaux Electrical of New Iberia won a $717,861 contract to upgrade traffic signals throughout the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development's district 3. The contract ...

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  ACADIA PARISH The Acadia Parish Police Jury has called a public hearing to consider levying additional or increased millage rates without further voter approval or adopting the adjusted millage rate and ...

City Description

Lydia is a census-designated place (CDP) in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,079 at the 2000 census. It is part of the New Iberia Micropolitan Statistical Area. Lydia is located at 29°55′7″N 91°46′52″W / 29.91861, -91.78111 (29.918553, -91.780996). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,079 people, 385 households, and 302 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 630.8 people per square mile (243.6/km²). There were 411 housing units at an average density of 240.3/sq mi (92.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.38% White, 11.21% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.93% Asian, 0.56% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.65% of the population. There were 385 households out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.3% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65

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• Iberia Parish
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