Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and Keep Louisiana Beautiful are pleased to announce during Love the Boot Week 2026, Louisiana’s largest litter removal and beautification effort, a record 566 tons of litter were removed by 28,079 individuals volunteering a total of 77,648 hours at 1,624 events in all 64 parishes.
With support from Coca-Cola and Osprey Initiative, 9,870 plastic bottles and aluminum cans were diverted from the landfill and recycled. In addition to litter removal, volunteers focused on community beautification, planting 1,546 trees and 4,231 plants, and refurbishing 396 gardens.
“The people of Louisiana really stepped up during Love the Boot Week to clean up litter in honor of America’s 250th birthday,” said Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser. “I am so proud of every person that picked up litter in their community. Let’s keep the momentum going to clean up Louisiana. Report littering to 855-La-Litter and pick it up when you see it.”
Susan Russell, KLB Executive Director, added, “The growth of Love the Boot Week demonstrates the people’s prioritization of the issue of litter. We want to live in a cleaner, greener state. Together, we can create lasting change in our communities.”
The breakdown of Love the Boot Week projects by group category (an organization may have more than one project):
- Non-profit: 462
- Local government: 280
- K-12 school: 234
- KLB affiliate: 202
- College/university: 136
- State government: 119
- Business: 96
- Family/individual: 75
- Church/place of worship: 20
Visit KeepLouisianaBeautiful.org to stay engaged with KLB throughout the year. Learn about and access litter prevention tips, grant opportunities, youth educational resources, and community centric programs.
In June, Lt. Governor Nungesser and KLB will launch Love Our Waterways, a statewide waterway and shoreline cleanup this September. This is another opportunity to clean up our Sportsman’s Paradise, and everyone in every parish is encouraged to participate.
Love the Boot Week was made possible with support from Louisiana Blue, Coca-Cola, Cox Communications, New Orleans & Co, The J.M. Smuckers Co, Folgers, Hunt Guillot & Assoc., Energy Transfer, ExxonMobil, JB James Construction, J. Edgar Monroe Foundation, Morris Dewitt, Republic Services, St. Bernard Parish, Visit Jefferson, Keep America Beautiful, RoyOMartin, Acadia Parish, Expand Energy, EMR, Hotel Monteleone New Orleans, SEMS Inc., Stuller Family Foundation, Tangipahoa Parish, Gayle and Tom Benson Charitable Foundation, Visit the Northshore, Chevron, Cajun Coast Tourism, Ascension Parish Tourism, Avoyelles Parish Tourism, Baker Donelson, Black Bayou Energy Hub, Fourrier & de Abreu Engineers, LLC, Hoogland’s Landscape, International Paper, Louisiana Lottery Corporation, Northshore Compliance Services, Sabine Parish Tourism, Sharp Industries, St. Martin Parish Tourism, Texas Brine, Unum, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate, AdSource Outdoor, Lamar, iHeart Media, Avoyelles Today, and Crawfish App.
About Keep Louisiana Beautiful
Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) is a state program under the Office of Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser 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.
