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Closing down for the evening

Photo by Lil Mirando

Johndale and Mahlie Robertson quickly start packing up at 7 p.m. Saturday after Strawberry Festival officials bring the second day of the festival to a close as thunderstorms approach. The festival is expected to continue today.

By LIL MIRANDO
Weather forecasters kept pushing back the hour that severe weather was expected to reach Ponchatoula Saturday. First the prediction was 6 p.m., then 7 p.m. then 8 p.m.
Strawberry Festival board members and everyone else at the festival had their f

Loranger brings bats to beat Albany, claims district title

Caleb Lay/Daily Star

STARTING THE BARRAGE -- Loranger's Jake Messina nails a double that started the Wolves scoring surge in the fourth inning. Messina went 3-for-4 at the plate to help lead his team to a district championship.

Loranger hit well as a team and Breyer Zahn closed out the final two innings by going through just six batters in six at-bats to win the District 7-3A Championship by beating Albany 12-7 on Wednesday, April 17.
After beating the district-leading Hornets on Tuesday. . . more »

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