2024 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 13
BY SENATOR WHEAT
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To designate Tuesday, April 9, 2024, as Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival Day at the state
capitol.
WHEREAS, the Louisiana strawberry is the official state fruit of Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, strawberries comprise about $7,800,000 in total gross farm value in
Tangipahoa Parish and over $10,200,000 statewide; and
WHEREAS, the fifty-second annual Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival will be held
April 12-14, 2024, at Memorial Park in historic and beautiful Ponchatoula; and
WHEREAS, the Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival was organized in 1971, and the
first festival was held in April of 1972; and
WHEREAS, the first Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival was co-sponsored by the
Ponchatoula Jaycees and the Ponchatoula Chamber of Commerce, both of which provided
three members to serve on the festival board; and
WHEREAS, the intent of this committee was to host a festival that not only provided
an opportunity for local charitable organizations to raise money for their clubs, but also to
honor all of the hardworking local strawberry farmers and to promote their industry; and
WHEREAS, the committee and many interested volunteers worked diligently for
months planning the first festival; and
WHEREAS, for over fifty years, the Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival has provided
a venue for fundraising by nonprofit and charitable organizations; and
WHEREAS, the Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival attracts both young and old to its
annual celebration of Ponchatoula's legendary delicacy, and food booths feature popular
choices like strawberry shortcakes and deep-fried strawberries; and
WHEREAS, the Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival celebrates its unique status as one
of the only festivals at which nonprofit organizations are the only vendors on the official
festival grounds.
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
designate Tuesday, April 9, 2024, as Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival Day in the state of
Louisiana and does hereby recognize the wonderful activities of this exceptional festival.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
chairman of the Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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