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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 Affiliates Celebrate Louisiana Arbor Day

Louisiana Arbor Day is January 20! Get outside and plant a tree! The Community Affiliate network of Keep Louisiana Beautiful will celebrate Louisiana Arbor Day with the following events:   ...

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The Man with the Bag: Santa Cleans Up Bossier

Santa has been busy picking up litter in Bossier Parish! Keep Bossier Beautiful is asking community members to send photos of Santa sightings to lbryan@keepbossierbeautiful.com. Santa is happy to help ...

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Need a New Year’s Resolution? Let Louisiana Shine!

Make a New Year’s resolution that benefits you, your family, your community, and Louisiana. Do your part to Let Louisiana Shine in 2023 by stopping litter. Adopt one or all ...

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Rocksey the Raccoon Visits Students at the Tangipahoa Landfill

Ginger Tastet, Executive Director of Keep Tangipahoa Beautiful, takes local students to the area landfill to complete their litter education program. Students tour the site and learn why it’s important ...

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Bee Campus USA Presents to the KLB University Sustainability Coalition

Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) and University Sustainability Coalition co-chairs, Dr. Jerrod Penn of LSU and Jordan Stewart of Tulane, were pleased to recently welcome guest speaker Laura Rost from the ...

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Less is More: Reduce Waste This Holiday Season

The holiday season has arrived! From Thanksgiving through the new year, we love to gather with friends and family to celebrate and express our gratitude for all the good in ...

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