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Sustainability Tips for Going Back to School

The summer is flying by, and before we know it, the kids will be headed back to school! Think green this school year and consider ways to reduce your environmental ...

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Tips for a Litter-Free Summer Road Trip

Planning a summer road trip in Louisiana? Make sure you take the proper precautions to ensure that your road trip is litter-free!   Did you know there are 143.8 million ...

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Keep Louisiana Beautiful This Fourth of July

The Fourth of July is a time to come together, grill, enjoy fireworks, and celebrate with family and friends. But all too often, festivities end with littered parks, streets, and ...

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Plastic Free July: Ways to Reduce Plastic Pollution

It’s no secret that plastic products litter our communities and pollute our waterways. In Keep Louisiana Beautiful’s (KLB) Litter Study, it was reported that there are over 61.9 million plastic ...

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Second Grader, River Kaltakdjian, Receives $1,000 Grant to Spread Litter Awareness

River Kaltakdjian, a soon-to-be third grader at Westdale Heights Academic Magnet in Baton Rouge, is already a leader against litter.   River is dedicated to spreading awareness about the harmful ...

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Keep Bossier Beautiful Hosts First Lake Bistineau Cleanup

On Saturday, June 7, volunteers gathered for the first-ever Lake Bistineau Cleanup hosted by Keep Bossier Beautiful (KBB) and The Bayou Chapter of the Ozark Society (BCOS).   The cleanup ...

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Summertime Activities for Kids from KLB

Need summertime activities for the kids? Check out KLB’s free youth programs and resources! Youth activity books can be ordered for free online. KLB has created a fun, engaging 12-page activity ...

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Library Spotlight: Evangeline Parish Library Trades Trash for Seeds During Love the Boot Week

This year’s Love the Boot Week saw nearly 27,000 volunteers across all 64 parishes roll up their sleeves to clean up Louisiana at 1,408 events statewide. Among the many organizations ...

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Louisiana Schools Love the Boot!

Every year in April, hundreds of organizations and thousands of volunteers across Louisiana participate in Keep Louisiana Beautiful’s Love the Boot Week, a 9-day effort to clean up and beautify ...

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16,503 Bottles and Cans Diverted From The Landfill During Love the Boot Week

During Love the Boot Week, April 5-13, 2025, Coca-Cola partnered with Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) to spearhead the recycling of plastic bottles and aluminum cans collected at litter cleanup events ...

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