STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL
Ball
Get dressed up, put on your dancing shoes, and join us at the annual Strawberry Festival Ball to honor our Festival Royalty!
February 28, 2026 | 6:00-11:00 pm
Ponchatoula Lions Club
750 East Pine Street, Ponchatoula, LA 70454
TICKETS
Tickets are available NOW at Paul’s Cafe, State Farm-Benton Thames, or Southern Roots Style and Color Company!
Must be 18 years old to enter.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
6:00 PM
Doors open, event begins
7:00 PM
Presentation of Festival Royalty
8:00-11:00 PM
Dancing and open bar
Featuring
no idea band
ROW OF FAME
Honorees
Each year, our Festival Board nominates and selects individuals for induction into our Row of Fame at the Strawberry Festival Ball. Inductees are selected based on their significant contributions to the strawberry industry and/or the Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival, and they deserve our highest praise!
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2026 INDUCTEES!
Denise Dominguez Fletcher & Amber Gregoire Gardner
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2001: Charles Gideon
2002: Fred Beauchamp
2003: Lemelda Lavinge
2004: Lucy Ditta Mile, Henry Penn
2005: Michael Berner, Johnny Gregoire
2006: Kymbra Downing, Ruby Drude, Scottie Kupper
2007: John Roy Robertson, Levi Robertson, Jeannette & Nat Garofalo
2008: Martin & Marjorie Mitchell, James Morrow
2009: Donald Lanier, George & Mona Meyers, William Wright, Sr.
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2010: Barbara Ernest, Earl Poche, Sr., Buddy Pugh
2011: Henry Arnold, Jeff Wright
2012: A.J. Bodker
2013: Wayne Howes, Sr., Mr. & Mrs. Hollis Poche
2014: Peggy Avery, Julian Dufreche, Vernon Hebert
2015: Teddy & Patsy Kraft, Heather Robertson, Jimmy Schliegelmeyer
2016: Charles L. Blackwell, Kathy Blahut
2017: Tommy Cooper, Leonard Threeton, Jr.
2018: Rhonda Landry Poche, Rhonda Sheridan, Mike St. Arnaud
2019: Lawrence Drude, Jr., Billie Jo Laird, the Ciolio Family
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2021: Lawrence Powell, Bob Zabbia
2022: Dawn Beloso, Tom Enmon
2023: Jody Borne, Frank Vallot
2024: Lanelle Arceneaux, Carla Tate
2025: Eddie Barker
2026: Denise Fletcher, Amber Gardner