Tentative Schedule
EXPERIENCE LOUISIANAS AT HOME
Thursday, April 8, 2027
3:00-5:00 PM
Registration
Convention Hotel
5:00-6:00 PM
Welcome Reception
Convention Hotel
Evening
Dinner on your own
Friday, April 9, 2027
Northshore Bus Tour
Primarily Wild Iris Sites
7:00-8:00 AM
Registration continues
8:00 AM
Depart Convention hotel
Tour Stops and Programs
Joyce Wildlife Management Area
South of Pontchatoula
Buddy Manuel Garden
Mandeville
Fontainebleau State Park
Mandeville
Louisiana Iris Restoration Projects
Program
4:00-5:00
Panel Discussion
The Status of the Louisiana Iris Species
Hotel
5:00-6:00 PM
Social Hour
Cash Bar
6:00-8:30 PM
Convention Banquet
Keynote speaker to be announced
Saturday, April 10, 2027
New Orleans City Park
8:00 AM
Depart convention hotel
Morning Tour and Programs
Greater New Orleans Iris Society Island Iris Nursery
SLI Species Preservation Project
Mini-program
Abbeville Red Restoration Project
Mini-program
Lunch and Afternoon Tour
Acorn Cafe
Louisiana Children’s Museum
Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden
New Orleans Botanical Garden
4:00-5:00 PM
Briarwood: The Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve
Bayli Q. Brossette, Curator
Program – Hotel
5:00-6:00 PM
Silent Auction and Social
Cash Bar
6:00-8:30 PM
Convention Banquet
SLI Annual Meeting
Hybridizer Slide Show
Panel Discussion on Hybridizing
Live Auction
Sunday, April 11, 2027
8:30 AM
GNOIS Island Iris Nursery
Garden Judging of Louisiana Irises
Robert Treadway
No charge – Sign up in advance