Posted on Feb 07, 2025 | Blog,News
KLB University Affiliates Clean Up Lafitte Greenway Before Super Bowl
Keep Louisiana Beautiful’s (KLB) five New Orleans-based University Affiliates gathered to care for their city ahead of Super Bowl LIX at the Clean Up & Green Up event on Saturday, February 1 at Lafitte Greenway. Students, faculty, and staff from Dillard University, Loyola University New Orleans, Tulane University, University of New Orleans, and Xavier University of Louisiana worked together to pick up litter, paint over graffiti, remove posters, plant trees, pull weeds, and spread mulch. Together, we accomplished the following and more!
“New Orleans is fortunate to be home to these five environmentally conscious universities,” said Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser. “These students care about the city and it’s inspirational to see them all work together to clean up and beautify the Lafitte Greenway before the Super Bowl. The Super Bowl is a significant event for the city and it’s important to put our best foot forward.”
“This was the first time these New Orleans-based University Affiliates collaborated on a community improvement project,” said Susan Russell, KLB Executive Director. “This event was an opportunity for these neighboring schools to give back to their community, and a time to connect and foster meaningful relationships.”
The KLB University Affiliate program, the largest program of its kind in the U.S., was developed in 2021 in response to a growing interest in sustainability, waste reduction, and litter prevention at the university level. University of Louisiana at Lafayette, with Keep Louisiana Beautiful as a sub-recipient, secured a $500,000 five-year EPA Gulf of Mexico Trash-Free Waters Grant to create and launch the program, develop a litter assessment app, develop educational training videos for campus communities, and fund grant opportunities for University Affiliates.
KLB University Affiliates will give back to New Orleans again during KLB’s Love the Boot Week, April 5-13, 2025. Love the Boot Week is Louisiana’s largest litter removal and beautification event, and all University Affiliates are involved. Learn more at LoveTheBoot.org.
Head to KLB’s Facebook page to see photos from the event!
