The Love the Boot Awards recognize outstanding accomplishments during Love the Boot Week. Groups from different categories are honored based off criteria including amount of litter removed, beautification efforts, and volunteer recruitment. These groups promote environmental stewardship in their communities and exemplify what it means to Love the Boot.
2025 Award Categories: Outstanding K-12 School, Outstanding University, Outstanding State Agency, Outstanding Nonprofit or Business, Outstanding City, Parish Participation Award, and Parish Recycling Award
Congratulations to the 2024 Love the Boot Award Winners
Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) and the Office of the Lieutenant Governor are pleased to recognize the 2024 Love the Boot award winners – all of which demonstrated a commitment to the well-being of their communities through litter removal, beautification, and education during Love the Boot Week in April.
Outstanding State Agency: LA Department of Transportation and Development
LDOTD picked up an incredible 152,475 pounds of litter at more than 10 different cleanups along Louisiana roadways. This is the largest Love the Boot effort, with LDOTD removing more litter than any other group.
Outstanding Nonprofit Organization: Shreveport Green
Shreveport Green’s Love the Boot Week efforts shined with over 500 volunteers collecting 27,242 pounds of litter during a city-wide cleanup event. They also hosted an Earth Day celebration at their Urban Farm featuring beautification projects, educational stations, plantings, and a community mural painting.
Outstanding Parish: St. Charles Parish Government
St. Charles Parish Government mobilized 1,195 volunteers to pick up 26,285 pounds of litter, dedicating an impressive 3,585 volunteer hours in the process. This was the parish’s largest Trash Bash event yet, showcasing a widespread community effort and excellent leadership.
Outstanding City: City of Winnfield
The City of Winnfield made a substantial impact by collecting 13,460 pounds of litter. Their combined cleanup efforts with the Winn Parish Police Jury demonstrated strong community unity and a collective commitment to maintaining a clean environment and a thriving hometown.
Outstanding University: Xavier University of Louisiana
A dedicated KLB University Affiliate, Xavier held both beautification and cleanup projects during Love the Boot Week. Students and staff cared for their campus community by cleaning up 675 pounds of litter and planting 27 trees and 125 plants.
Outstanding K-12 School: Pierre Part Elementary
Pierre Part Elementary’s 110 volunteers picked up 9,850 pounds of litter and refurbished two gardens with 40 new plants. Collaborating with Keep Assumption Beautiful, the school’s young volunteers demonstrated exceptional environmental leadership.
Outstanding Recycling Award: Keep Bossier Beautiful
Keep Bossier Beautiful collected 667 aluminum cans and 661 plastic bottles with the help of 707 volunteers across four projects. Working together with Operation Clean Sweep, they showcased their dedication to recycling, community cleanliness, and collaboration. Recycling was made possible by Coca-Cola and Osprey Initiative.