Launching September 2026
Keep Louisiana Beautiful needs your help to clean up our state’s rivers, lakes, bayous, and coastal shoreline. Our 14,400-mile waterway system is Louisiana’s lifeblood, essential to the vitality of our environment, economy, health, and culture. We all need to pitch in to clean up marine litter and Love Our Waterways. Registration opens in May 2026!
The Problem
80% of litter and debris in water begins on land. It makes its way into ditches and streams; it’s carried into our bayous, rivers, and lakes, and eventually into the Gulf of Mexico. With Louisiana being positioned at the mouth of the Mississippi River, we are susceptible to not only the litter generated in our state, but all of the 31 U.S. states that are part of the Mississippi River Watershed — the fourth largest watershed in the world.
How To Help
- Organize a waterway or shoreline cleanup or volunteer for one.
- Promote Love Our Waterways on social media to raise awareness.
- Donate to the Keep Louisiana Beautiful Foundation so that we can support local groups organizing waterway and shoreline cleanups.
