Love the Boot Week is April 20-28, 2024! Be a part of Louisiana’s largest statewide litter removal and beautification effort, and help bring attention to our state’s litter problem. In 2023, 12,777 individuals volunteered a total of 61,493 hours, removing 313 tons of litter in all 64 parishes. In addition to litter removal, volunteers focused on community beautification, planting 370 trees and 3,542 plants, and refurbishing 146 gardens. Join Love the Boot Week efforts in April to bring awareness to our state’s litter problem and promote litter prevention.
Many communities are participating in celebration of Earth Day on April 22nd with Clean Up Day activities where you can pick up cleaning supplies to help pitch in. Participating in these community events are also a great way for teens to gain community service experience/volunteer hours that may be beneficial for club participation such as 4-H clubs and organizations. Be sure to reach out to the event organizers about signing a form or writing out a letter to verify volunteer hours.
How to Volunteer:
Register to volunteer at a Keep Louisiana Beautiful clean up event in a town near you at Keeplouisianabeautiful.org/love-the-boot/volunteer to ensure a free t-shirt for your participation. In the “Event Search” area, type in our city’s zip code and select the date that you and/or your team can commit to cleaning an area. But don’t forget, you and your group can commit to more than one Saturday!
Here are local towns around Acadia and St. Landry that are participating where you can join to make a difference:
Rayne Spring Cleaning Event
Saturday, April 13 for Wards 1&2, April 20 for Wards 3-4; April 27 for all city wards.
Hours are 9 a.m.-12 p.m. (lunch break) and 1 p.m.- 4 p.m. with a 4 p.m. pick-up bags drop off at the city barn
Starting point: Rayne City Hall- 801 The Boulevard
T-Shirts, snacks and supplies will be provided.
Eunice - Keep Eunice Beautiful Clean Up Day Saturday, April 20
Eunice will have a citywide litter cleanup. Register in the lobby of Eunice City Hall at 300 S. Second Street between 8:30-9:00am. Receive your free supplies and your T-shirt then go out and pick up litter, weed gardens, bag leaves or plant something until 11 or 11:30.
KEEP EUNICE BEAUTIFUL also has an account with St Landry Parish Recycling (on N. Hwy 13 near Coburns). You can drop off your recycling and donate it.
City of Crowley Clean Up - April 20th @10am
Where: 10 North Parkerson Avenue
Blossom & Beautify Downtown Opelousas - April 21 @ 9am
Where: 828 East Landry Street
Crowley - Keep Acadia Parish Beautiful April 22nd @ 4pm
Where: 505 NE Court Circle
Krotz Springs Community Beautification - April 27th @9am
Where: 216 Park Street, Krotz Springs
Eunice Bulb & Blossom Beautification - April 27th @9am
Where: 300 S Second St. Eunice
You can organize your own group or organization to participate by coming together to clean up your local community! Register at https://keeplouisianabeautiful.org/love-the-boot/?mibextid=Zxz2cZ
