Strawberry Festival returns after 2-year absence

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Current Time 0:00 Duration 0:00 Remaining Time 0:00 GBI COMEBACK OF THE PONCHATOULA STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL THE NORTH SHORE TOWN OF 7500 PEOPLE COULD DRAW AS MANY AS 500,000 THIS WEEKENDND A AS WDSU’S HARRISON GOLDEN SHOWS US IT’S OFF TO A JUICY START.
KNOW WHAT’S GONNA HAPPEN THE PANDEMIC SHOWS THAT WE THRIVE OFF OF LOCSAL AND THE FESTIVAL SO TO HAVE IT IN TOWN THIS YEAR.
Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival returns after two-year absence The Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival is one of Louisiana's largest free events, turning this Tangipahoa Parish community into one of the state's largest cities, if only for a few days
But the businesses and organizations that use red strawberries to rake in so much green expect they'll cash in."For the local businesses, this is a big chunk of change to help them get ahead for the year," said Sean Benoit, president of the Ponchatoula Chamber of Commerce.