# @wwltv on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=DSqOw9Jyw2k
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/75502020-wwltv-youtube
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/9d6072ea17.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-04-03T04:02:57.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** WWL-TV (@WWLTV) — https://gondola.cc/WWLTV

## Caption

A controversy is growing in Tangipahoa Parish after a 19-year-old was banned from the Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival over a viral TikTok video.

-The video showed Amari Sexton dancing with a caption referencing the Strawberry Festival while lyrics in the background referenced a shooting.
-Police said concerned tips led to a search warrant, and Hammond police seized multiple electronic devices from Sexton’s home.
-Legal experts and community activists are questioning whether posting Sexton’s name and driver’s license photo went too far.
-What remains unclear: police have said they had additional evidence beyond the video, but they have not publicly detailed what that evidence was.

According to Ponchatoula police, Hammond police.
WWL & WBRZ reporting. 
 
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#Ponchatoula #StrawberryFestival #WWL #TikTok #LouisianaNews #TangipahoaParish

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- **Views:** 3,206
- **Likes:** 43
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- **Comments:** 40

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## Tags

ponchatoula, wwl, strawberryfestival, louisiananews, tiktok, tangipahoaparish

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