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Ouachita Green’s Household Hazardous Waste Event Draws Record Participation

Ouachita Parish, LA — Ouachita Green successfully hosted its Household Hazardous Waste Event on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at the Ike Hamilton Expo Center, with an overwhelming community response and ...

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Keep Louisiana Beautiful and Louisiana Blue Team Up for Love the Boot Week, Linking Cleaner Communities to Healthier Lives

BATON ROUGE, La. – Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) has partnered with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana (Louisiana Blue) for the 5th annual Love the Boot Week, April 18–26, 2026, reinforcing the message that a ...

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Love The Boot Week 2026 Tops 1,000 Events in All 64 Parishes and There Is Still Time to Register an Event and Volunteer

BATON ROUGE, La. – Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and Keep Louisiana Beautiful are excited to see an outpouring of support for Love the Boot Week, Louisiana’s largest litter removal and beautification effort, ...

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Clean Biz Spotlight: First Federal Bank of Louisiana

With a legacy of more than 75 years serving Louisiana communities, First Federal Bank of Louisiana continues to demonstrate that being a community bank means more than financial services. It ...

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Volunteering During Love the Boot Week Benefits Both Community and Personal Health

BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisianans can improve their health while making a difference in their communities by volunteering outdoors during Keep Louisiana Beautiful’s Love the Boot Week, taking place April 18–26, 2026.   ...

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Staff Spotlight: Shelby Pelafigue, Programs and Events Manager

Keep Louisiana Beautiful would like to welcome Shelby Pelafigue to the team as our Programs and Events Manager!   “I’m so excited to be a part of this powerful team ...

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Keep Louisiana Beautiful Opens Applications for Three Community Improvement Grants

MANDEVILLE, La. – Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) are pleased to accept applications online for the  Greener Grounds Grant for large outdoor events, Beautification Grant, and Healthy Communities Grant. All three grant ...

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Louisiana’s Leaders Against Litter Receive National Awards and Recognition at Keep America Beautiful® National Summit

BATON ROUGE, La. – On Thursday, February 26, 2026, at the Keep America Beautiful® National Summit awards luncheon at the Mariott New Orleans, Louisiana’s leaders against litter were recognized for their commitment to keeping our ...

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Susan Russell Receives Sue Smith Professional Leadership Award

We are so proud of our very own Susan Russell, Executive Director of Keep Louisiana Beautiful, for winning the Sue Smith Professional Leadership Award at the Keep America Beautiful National ...

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Keep Louisiana Beautiful, Coca-Cola, and Osprey Initiative Expand Recycling in 19 Parishes During Love the Boot Week

BATON ROUGE, La. – During Love the Boot Week, April 18–26, 2026, Coca-Cola is partnering with Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) to support the recycling of plastic bottles and aluminum cans ...

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