Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) and Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser invite everyone in every parish to care for their community during Love the Boot Week, April 5-13. Over 830 events are registered and over 20,000 volunteers are expected to volunteer their time during Louisiana’s largest litter removal beautification event.
“Love the Boot Week is an opportunity for people in every community in our state to gather to clean up litter, but more importantly, it’s a vehicle for promoting awareness and engagement with the goal of litter prevention. I think when we get the state cleaned up, people will be less likely to litter. It affects not only tourism, but also our own quality of life and businesses. I encourage every person in every parish to pitch in, not just during this important week, but year-round,” said Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser.
“Love the Boot Week has grown into an incredible movement with the help of Louisiana’s caring citizens,” said Susan Russell, KLB Executive Director. “If we all roll up our sleeves and work together to clean up Louisiana, we’ll see a difference.”
The people of Louisiana can participate in Love the Boot Week in the following ways:
- Register a public or private litter cleanup or beautification event.
- Volunteer for a cleanup or beautification event in your area.
- Share on social media how much you #LovetheBoot.
During Love the Boot Week 2024, 19,441 individuals volunteered a total of 100,712 hours at 760 events in all 64 parishes, leading to the removal of 347 tons of litter. In addition to litter removal, volunteers focused on community beautification, planting 921 trees and 4,408 plants, and refurbishing 366 gardens. An even greater impact is expected in 2025.
With support from Love the Boot Week’s sponsor Coca-Cola, the Osprey Initiative will divert litter from the landfill by recycling plastic bottles and aluminum cans picked up at cleanups in 27 parishes. Recycling will be offered in: Acadia, Ascension, Bossier, Caddo, Calcasieu, DeSoto, East Baton Rouge, Evangeline, Grant, Iberia, Jefferson, Lafayette, Livingston, Orleans, Ouachita, Plaquemines, Rapides, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Vermilion. The recycling program will include a combination of pick-up and drop-off services, and 21 regional offices of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development will serve as recycling drop-off locations for Love the Boot events.
KLB distributed 700 supply boxes, providing Love the Boot groups with volunteer shirts, gloves, and trash bags. All event organizers are asked to collect data during their events (number of trash bags filled, volunteers, plants planted, etc.). This data is submitted online to KLB for an impact report.
Love the Boot Week is made possible with support from Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser. Sponsors include Coca-Cola, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, Cox Communications, New Orleans & Co., Energy Transfer, ExxonMobil, LA Capitol Federal Credit Union, LyondellBasell, Visit Jefferson Parish, EMR Group, Hotel Monteleone, Unum Group, Keep St. Bernard Beautiful, Visit St. Bernard, Allegiance Health Network, Baker Donelson, Cajun Coast, Cameron Parish Tourist Commission, Texas Brine Company, LLC, Winn Dixie, Avoyelles Commission of Tourism, Tangipahoa Parish Convention and Visitors Bureau, The Advocate-Times-Picayune, Lamar Advertising, and The Crawfish App.