March: 24-26 HAMMOND AZALEA FESTIVAL Historic Downtown Hammond Amy Gilbeau 370-4329 25 SPRING GARDEN DAY Hammond Research Station Annie Coco 748-9381 25 ROCK 'N ROAR FEST SLU Campus - 8 AM to 3 PM 1-800-SLU-ALUM or Cathy Pittman 549-2150 25 JUBILEE THEATER SPRING BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL Punkin Park Campgrounds - 12:30 to 9:00 PM Punkin Park Campground 225-567-3418 28 ANNIE AWARDS LynHaven, Inc. - Hammond Jamene Dahmer 345-4457 31 AMITE OYSTER FESTIVAL Tangipahoa Parish Fairgrounds Amite 3-11 PM Bruce Cutrer or Georgette Dupuy 748-5161 APRIL 1 AMITE OYSTER FESTIVAL & PARADE Tangipahoa Parish Fairgrounds Amite 10 AM to Midnight - Parade 10 AM Downtown Amite Bruce Cutrer or Georgette Dupuy 748-5161 1-2 8-9 15-16 STYSA STRAWBERRY CUP TOURNAMENT South Tangi Youth Soccer Assoc. fields near Holiday Inn - Hammond - 8 AM to 4 PM Tim Davis 345-5205 2 AMITE OYSTER FESTIVAL Tangipahoa Parish Fairgrounds Amite 1-5 PM Bruce Cutrer or Georgette Dupuy 748-5161 8 & 9 PONCHATOULA STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL Downtown Ponchatoula "America's Antique City" Becky Rocquin 419-9455 15 & 16 "HOME & GARDEN SHOW" - Tangipahoa Home Builers Assoc. SLU University Center - 10 AM to 7 PM & 11 AM to 5 PM Beverly Robertson 543-0023 25 COLLINSWOOD MUSEUM ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE Collinswood Museum - Ponchatoula - 5-6 PM Joan Morse 386-6862 or Merlyn Wells 386-6795 28 INDEPENDENCE ITALIAN FESTIVAL Mater Dolorosa Catholic School Grounds -Downtown Independence - 6 PM - Midnight Connie Bates 878-2365 29 INDEPENDENCE ITALIAN FESTIVAL & PARADE Mater Dolorosa Catholic School Grounds -Downtown Independence-10 AM - Midnight Connie Bates 878-2365 30 INDEPENDENCE ITALIAN FESTIVAL Mater Dolorosa Catholic School Grounds -Downtown Independence - 10 AM - 6 PM Connie Bates 878-2365 28 & 29 "BLEACHER BUMS" The Playhouse-Times Square Shopping Ctr.-Hammond-8 PM Linda Broussard 542-1115 or 345-7154 30 "BLEACHER BUMS" The Playhouse-Times Square Shopping Ctr.-Hammond-2 PM Linda Broussard 542-1115 or 345-7154