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Keep Louisiana Beautiful and the State Library of Louisiana Partner to Distribute “Harry the Snakebird” Books to Public Libraries to Educate Youth on Litter’s Negative Impacts on Wildlife

BATON ROUGE, La. – In an effort to educate young people on the ways litter can harm wildlife, Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) and the State Library of Louisiana are partnering to ...

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Let Louisiana Shine Television Commercial Takes Home Gold ADDY

BATON ROUGE, La. – Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) and the Office of the Lieutenant Governor are pleased to share the 2022 TV commercial for the “Let Louisiana Shine” litter prevention campaign was presented with a Cinematography ...

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Second Phase of “Let Louisiana Shine” Litter Prevention Campaign Launches Statewide

BATON ROUGE, La. – Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) has launched the second phase of “Let Louisiana Shine,” a statewide litter prevention campaign made possible with support from the state of Louisiana and the Office ...

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Keep Louisiana Beautiful Awards 137 Trash Receptacle and Beautification Grants Valued at Over $800,000

BATON ROUGE, La. – Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) is proud to announce the 137 recipients of the 2023 KLB Trash Receptacle and Beautification Grant programs valued at over $800,000. These grants, made possible through ...

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Learning from Litter: Northwestern State University Performs Litter Survey and Waste Audit

Northwestern State University is one of the three universities going through the process of becoming a Keep Louisiana Beautiful University Affiliate this academic year.  University Affiliates educate, influence, engage, and ...

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Grounds Krewe Leads the Way in Reducing Mardi Gras Waste

In 2022, in New Orleans alone, 1,150 tons of Mardi Gras waste went to the landfill over the course of 11 days. Abandoned beads, cups, and other toxic throws inevitably ...

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Krewe Fou Que Tchu Embraces a Cleaner, Greener, More Meaningful Mardi Gras

We got a chance to interview John “Pudd” Sharp, the leader of Krewe Fou Que Tchu, a sub-krewe of Krewe de Canailles in Lafayette, Louisiana. Since forming in 2018, Krewe ...

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Celebrating Arbor Day with Keep Louisiana Beautiful Community Affiliates

Louisiana Arbor Day was January 20, and to celebrate Keep Louisiana Beautiful Community Affiliates organized events across the state.   Shreveport Green On January 3, Shreveport Green worked with the ...

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Shreveport Green Makes Improvements to M.L.K. Community Garden

On Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Shreveport Green welcomed local leaders and volunteers to engage in a day of service at the M.L.K. Community Garden at the corner of ...

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Keep Louisiana Beautiful Receive National Innovation Award for Love the Boot Week

BATON ROUGE, La. – Keep America Beautiful (KAB) recognized Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) as one of nine 2022 Innovation Award recipients for Love the Boot Week – Louisiana’s largest annual statewide ...

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