Strawberry Season in Ponchatoula (2024)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Ponchatoula, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2024-03-29
Duration: 00:06:18
Subjects: Strawberries | Agriculture | Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival
Contributors:
- LeBlanc, Karen Host
- Zabbia, Kim Interviewee
- Zabbia, Robert Interviewee
- Tate, Carla Interviewee
- Van Mullem, Lauren Interviewee
- Lanier, Donald Interviewee
Description
This segment from the March 29, 2024, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Karen LeBlanc’s visit to Strawberry Day in the Park in Ponchatoula, an event kicking off strawberry season and a precursor to the annual Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival in April. LeBlanc reports that Ponchatoula is the self-proclaimed Strawberry Capital of the World. She interviews: Kim Zabbia, the wife of the Ponchatoula Mayor; Ponchatoula Mayor Robert Zabbia; Carla Tate, the executive director of the Tangipahoa Parish CVB; Lauren van Mullem, the Strawberry Festival Queen LII; and Donald Lanier, the Strawberry Festival King LII.