Posted on Oct 01, 2024 | News,Press Releases
Keep Louisiana Beautiful Awards $98,049 in Healthy Communities Grants to 12 Organizations in 10 Parishes
BATON ROUGE, La. – Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) and Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser are pleased to announce the 2024-2025 grant recipients of the KLB Healthy Communities Grants (HCG) program. KLB has awarded $98,049 in grants to 12 organizations in 10 parishes for projects focused on reducing litter and waste, educating citizens, increasing recycling, and/or strengthening litter enforcement.
“The people of Louisiana don’t want to live in a dirty state. We are proud to fund Keep Louisiana Beautiful’s grant programs, which lead to cleaner, greener communities for residents to enjoy and thrive in,” said Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser.
“Since 2004, Keep Louisiana Beautiful has awarded over $5.95 million in grants for community improvement projects in Louisiana,” said Susan Russell, KLB Executive Director. “Thanks to the hard work of our grant recipients, communities throughout the state are experiencing a reduction in litter, improved recycling, and increased public awareness around the issues of litter and waste.”
The Healthy Community Grants program provides funding for local projects and programs bringing about behavioral changes needed to improve the appearance of communities in Louisiana. Organizations are awarded up to $10,000 in reimbursement grant funds.
2024-2025 Grant recipients by parish:
Beauregard Parish
Beauregard Parish Police Jury: Beauregard Parish Police Jury will host an event for waste collection and engage K-12 schools with litter and waste education.
Bossier Parish
Keep Bossier Beautiful: Keep Bossier Beautiful will use the funds for a marketing and media campaign bringing awareness to roadside litter and ways to prevent it from happening in the first place.
Lafayette Parish
City of Carencro: The City of Carencro will use the funds for an educational campaign about curbside recycling to increase citizen participation.
Livingston Parish
Livingston Parish: Livingston Parish will use the funds to support a litter abatement program, which will promote litter prevention, cleanup, and school education.
Orleans Parish
Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana (CRCL): CRCL will implement a volunteer kayak cleanup program in Bayou Bienvenue.
Glassroots: Glassroots will use the grant funds to continue and expand their existing glass recycling program in the Lower Ninth Ward.
Ouachita Parish
Ouachita Green: Ouachita Green will use the funds to support a Household Hazardous Waste event.
Tangipahoa Parish
City of Hammond/Keep Hammond Beautiful: Funds will be used to purchase liners for public trash receptacles and trash bags.
St. Tammany Parish
Keep Abita Beautiful: Keep Abita Beautiful will use the funds for anti-litter signage, glass recycling events, and recycling event supplies.
Keep Covington Beautiful: Keep Covington Beautiful will use the funds for litter collection devices in local waterways.
Terrebonne Parish
Terrebonne Parish: Terrebonne Parish will purchase a supply trailer, receptacles, and signage to address litter and recycling challenges during and after community events.
Washington Parish
Washington Parish: Washington Parish will implement a litter and waste initiative incorporating litter clean up and education for K-8 schools.
Grant projects are subject to change.
About Keep Louisiana Beautiful
Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) is a state program under the Office of the Lieutenant Governor and the Department of Culture, Recreation, & Tourism promoting personal, corporate, and community responsibility for a clean and beautiful Louisiana. KLB supports local communities through programs and resources for litter education, prevention, removal, enforcement, beautification, recycling, waste reduction, and sustainability initiatives. KLB is affiliated with the national organization, Keep America Beautiful, and is supported by a robust statewide network of Community Affiliates and University Affiliates. Learn more at KeepLouisianaBeautiful.org.
