Litter clean-up supplies available at St. James Parish Library branches
Published 2:48 pm Tuesday, May 16, 2023
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BATON ROUGE – Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB), with support from the Office of the Lieutenant Governor and the State Library of Louisiana, introduces the Get Down and Clean Up program at 79 public libraries in 31 parishes. Library cardholders can now visit participating libraries to check out and return litter clean up supplies, including litter grabbers, safety vests, and trash bags.
The Get Down and Clean Up program provides citizens an outlet for accessing supplies to improve their communities. People of all ages can participate in this program, but adult supervision (age 18+) is required. With their supplies, participants will be given instructions with a QR code leading to an online reporting form for tracking hours, trash bags collected, and other pertinent statistics.
“This program provides the perfect opportunity for students to get service hours for school,” said Susan Russell, KLB Executive Director. “It’s also a great hands-on way for families, small homeschool groups, youth groups, and scouts to care for their neighborhood. We encourage you to have fun with it. Play some music and dance your way to a cleaner Louisiana!”
“We are excited to see this program implemented to further engage Louisiana’s citizens in cleaning up our Sportsman’s Paradise,” said Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser. “We must take pride in our communities, and all do our part to make Louisiana a clean and beautiful place to live.”
The launch of this program follows Love the Boot Week, Louisiana’s largest litter cleanup and beautification event organized by KLB. During Love the Boot Week from April 17-23, 12,777 citizens removed 313 tons of litter.
Participating libraries include:
Assumption Parish
Avoyelles Parish
Beauregard Parish
Bossier Parish
Caddo Parish
Calcasieu Parish
Cameron Parish
DeSoto Parish
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East Baton Rouge Parish
East Carroll Parish
Jackson Parish
Jefferson Parish
Lincoln Parish
Ouachita Parish
Plaquemines Parish
Pointe Coupee Parish
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Rapides Parish
St. James Parish
St. Landry Parish
St. Martin Parish
St. Mary Parish
St. Tammany Parish
Tangipahoa Parish
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Terrebonne Parish
Union Parish
Vermilion Parish
Washington Parish
Webster Parish
West Baton Rouge Parish
West Feliciana Parish
Winn Parish
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Keep Louisiana Beautiful is an anti‐litter and community improvement non-profit organization focused on achieving a clean and beautiful Louisiana through education, enforcement, public awareness, and community engagement. In affiliation with Keep America Beautiful, Keep Louisiana Beautiful is comprised of a statewide network of 40 Community Affiliates and 10 University Affiliates. Learn more at www.keeplouisianabeautiful.org
