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BPSTIL Graphic Arts Students Take Lead in Anti-Litter Campaign

Press release by Bossier Parish School System   Coming soon to elementary schools throughout Bossier Parish, animated reminders that trashing the community is not cool.   Nearly 40 students in ...

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LSU Graduate Student Mimi Rivette Studies Recycling Behaviors on Campus

Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) recently got the chance to interview Mimi Rivette, a graduate student and research assistant for the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness at Louisiana State University, ...

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313 Tons of Litter Removed During Love the Boot Week!

Congratulations, Louisiana! Thanks to the commitment of 12,777 volunteers, 313 tons of litter were removed from our 64 parishes during Love the Boot Week! In addition to litter removal, volunteers ...

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Making Louisiana a More Beautiful Place to Live During Love the Boot Week

Beautification is a core pillar of Keep Louisiana Beautiful’s mission and a major part of Louisiana’s largest litter removal and beautification effort, Love the Boot Week, recently held statewide from ...

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City of West Monroe Recycling Center and The Recycling Partnership Work Together to Increase Recycling Efforts in the Community

The City of West Monroe and The Recycling Partnership have announced a formal relationship that will provide additional resources to the West Monroe Recycling Center.   The agreement provides the ...

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Love the Boot on Earth Day!

Today is Earth Day! Thank you to everyone who is participating in Love the Boot Week litter cleanup and beautification events. Here are a few ways you can Let Louisiana Shine: Bag your trash, ...

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Task Force Reconvenes to Learn About the 2023 Louisiana Litter Study and New Initiatives

In January 2022, Governor John Bel Edwards created by executive order the Task Force on Statewide Litter Abatement and Beautification, administered by the Lieutenant Governor’s Office and Keep Louisiana Beautiful ...

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Xavier University of Louisiana Welcomed Dr. Mark Benfield of LSU to Give a Lecture on Plastic Pollution and Microplastics

On March 29, Xavier University of Louisiana, a Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) University Affiliate, welcomed Dr. Mark Benfield of the Louisiana State University Department of Oceanography and Coastal Science to ...

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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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