IBERIA PARISH — Most people never get the chance to meet their heroes. Even fewer get the opportunity to stand beside them and carry on their legacy. For New Iberia native Scott Bernard, that dream has just become reality.

“Ever since I can remember, music has been the path I wanted to take,” Bernard said. “There’s no lightbulb moment, it’s just always been.”

Bernard comes from a musical family and jokes that he may not have had much of a choice.

“Shoot, I think I would’ve been kicked out if I weren’t a musician,” he laughed.

He picked up the guitar at nine years old, joined his first band soon after, and by 16 was already playing with Top 40 club groups. But the small-town stages weren’t enough to contain his ambition.

“We moved to Nashville in 1999, and it wasn’t an easy decision,”

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