Volunteers pitch in to clean up St. Mary Parish

Keep St. Mary Beautiful successfully held the annual “Love the Boot” cleanup and beautification event in Morgan City, Berwick, Patterson, Siracusa and Franklin during the week of April5-12.
The event was organized by Keep Louisiana Beautiful. With the support of 150 volunteers, over 200 bags of litter were picked up.
According to Keep St. Mary Beautiful Chairperson Lea Hebert, each year this event mobilizes volunteers from various sectors of our community, including educators, students, retirees, corporate employees, hospital staff, church groups, and families.
This diverse participation underscores the community’s commitment to maintaining a clean and healthy environment in St. Mary Parish.
"We are proud of how much we were able to accomplish during this important event and look forward to continuing to make a difference in our community," Hebert said.
“We are thankful to the Louisiana businesses, governments, schools, families, and individuals who participated in Love the Boot Week,” said Susan Russell, executive director of Keep Louisiana Beautiful.
“This event not only helps to improve communities, but it also brings awareness to our state’s litter problem. Only when we work together and change our behaviors will Louisiana see a reduction in litter.”
In May, Keep Louisiana Beautiful will release an outcomes report summarizing the collective impact of the registered cleanup and beautification events. This report will include the total number of events, volunteers, bags of trash collected, pounds of trash collected, and other relevant statistics. The report will be available at www.keeplouisianabeautiful.org.
For more information about Love the Boot Week, visit www.lovetheboot.org. or contact info@keeplouisianabeautiful.org.
Being an affiliate of Keep Louisiana Beautiful offers substantial benefits that directly impact our local efforts, Hebert said.
The organization provides essential supplies such as trash bags, grabbers, gloves, and safety vests. These resources are fundamental to the success of our cleanup initiatives and significantly reduce the financial burden on our local budget. They also provide an annual $500 grant.
Keep Louisiana Beautiful is a state program under the Office of Lieutenant Governor and the Department of Culture, Recreation, & Tourism promoting personal, corporate, and community responsibility for a clean and beautiful Louisiana.
Keep Louisiana Beautiful supports local communities through programs and resources for litter education, prevention, removal, enforcement, beautification, recycling, waste reduction, and sustainability initiatives. Keep Louisiana Beautiful 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 www.KeepLouisianaBeautiful.org.