'Leave that away from the children:' Community responds after Strawberry Festival shooting
PONCHATOULA - The streets of Ponchatoula were filled with people Sunday morning despite an early closure Saturday night after three teenage boys were injured in two separate shootings during the Strawberry Festival. The first shooting occurred at the ticket stand around 9:25 p.m., and the second happened near the Ponchatoula Community Center five minutes later. One teen was grazed in the leg, another was shot in the abdomen, and the third suffered a leg wound. One festivalgoer