PONCHATOULA — In a public hearing here Monday night the city council’s five members unanimously approved the city’s annual budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year with little discussion.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - For more than 80 years, old Engine Number Three has sat idle near the main rail line that passes through Ponchatoula. The train engine is one of the few remaining relics ...

My first memories of Long Leaf Mall date to the late 1970s, when I'd go to Balentine's Cafeteria with my grandparents, who lived in the Tanglewood neighborhood nearby.

Long Leaf Mall, a shopping center in Wilmington, was built in the 1970s. The mall's original design featured distinctive arches and an open-air layout.

PONCHATOULA, La. (WVUE) - Ponchatoula’s mayor says he’s committed to improving safety at the city’s Strawberry Festival next year after a double shooting Saturday on festival grounds and ...

A shooting incident at the Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival in Louisiana has left one person injured. The festival was shut down early on Saturday night. Monday, Jun 23, 2025.

PONCHATOULA, La. — It’s that “berry” important time of the year again to celebrate the 2025 Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival.Louisiana’s “largest free harvest festival” has returned ...

The Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival will take place this year from Friday, April 11 until Sunday, April 13 at Memorial Park in Ponchatoula, Louisiana. On Friday, festivities will last from 12 p.m ...

PONCHATOULA, La. — Deputies with the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office are investigating a crash that left one person dead, and two others injured in Ponchatoula on Friday, March 7.

Ponchatoula named most charming small town in Louisiana by HGTV. Ponchatoula, Louisiana is the oldest incorporated city in Tangipahoa Parish, and is also the second-largest city within the parish ...

Long Leaf Park, formerly known as Quail Meadow West in early planning documents, is slated to become an age-restricted community of 54 duplex-style units on 11 acres at the western end of ...

Ponchatoula was originally established as a fishing village. It’s located in Tangipahoa Parish in South Louisiana and has a population of a little over 6,000. An interesting fact about Pontchatoula’s ...