Located between Interstates 55 and 12, Downtown Ponchatoula is a great place to live, work, shop, and play! From farm lands to swampy marshes and historical sites to local shops and restaurants, you are SURE to have a great time here! Our friendly, home town atmosphere truly makes everyone feel like family. Small town pride truly runs deep in Ponchatoula! You will see locals showing up and showing out to all of our local sporting and family events throughout the city. Our shops and businesses always exhibit a warm and welcoming smile to all of our guests. And as a Main Street program, we channel that home town atmosphere and local pride in all of our programming and events. Our local Main Street program, referred to as The Downtown Ponchatoula Revitalization Program, is responsible for uniting, diversifying, and rejuvenating the district while maintaining the quality and integrity of the historic downtown area of Ponchatoula. We strive to promote Downtown Ponchatoula as a "BERRY" sweet place to stop and stay awhile! Throughout the last 2 years, we have faced many challenges due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and Hurricane Ida. Our downtown and entire city was devastated by Ida's wrath. By being a nominee for this contest, our community could band together and show support for our downtown and its businesses. In several surveys and community forums, our constituents have expressed an interest in creating a livelier, more aesthetically pleasing, walkable downtown. If Downtown Ponchatoula were to receive the $25,000 grand prize, the money would be used to launch beautification efforts to purchase planters, benches, bike racks, street pole banners, and other elements that could improve our sidewalks and beautify downtown. This contest truly has the potential to bring some hope and joy into our downtown community! *Photo courtesy of Ecko360.*
