BATON ROUGE, La. – Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) and Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser are pleased to recognize seven groups who went above and beyond during Love the Boot Week 2025, Louisiana’s largest litter cleanup and beautification event that took place in all 64 parishes from April 5-13. The award winners were selected based off criteria including amount of litter removed, beautification efforts, and volunteer recruitment.
The 2025 Love the Boot Award Winners include:
Outstanding State Agency: Department of Public Safety and Corrections, East Baton Rouge Parish
Employees from 15 different Corrections offices and facilities participated in Love the Boot Week, cleaning up an impressive 10,000 pounds of litter.
Outstanding Nonprofit/Business: Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program, Lafourche Parish
More than 500 volunteers cleaned up 12 tons of litter from an 82 mile stretch of Bayou Lafourche.
Outstanding Parish: St. John the Baptist Parish
In addition to picking up 3,000 pounds of litter, St. John Parish representatives visited local schools to teach elementary students about the importance of recycling.
Outstanding City: City of Alexandria, Rapides Parish
Over 300 volunteers gathered under the CleanAlex initiative to pick up more than 14,000 pounds of litter.
Outstanding University: Grambling State University, Lincoln Parish
Grambling State University students, faculty, staff, and alumni gathered to remove 1,000 pounds of litter and plant 1,200 plants.
Outstanding K-12 School: Scotlandville Pre-Engineering Magnet Academy, East Baton Rouge Parish
During Love the Boot Week, Scotlandville Pre-Engineering Magnet Academy picked up 1,500 pounds of trash, and planted 20 trees and 75 pollinator-friendly plants.
Outstanding Recycling Group: St. Charles Parish
During the annual Trash Bash event, St. Charles Parish picked up 634 plastic bottles and aluminum cans that were diverted from the landfill to be recycled.
“These groups promote environmental stewardship in their communities and exemplify what it means to Love the Boot,” said Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser. “Let’s keep the momentum going every day of the year to clean up Louisiana and put the paradise back in our Sportsman’s Paradise.”
During Love the Boot Week, 26,935 individuals volunteered a total of 81,852 hours at over 1,408 events, removing a record 514 tons of litter in all 64 parishes. Diverted from the landfill and recycled were 16,503 plastic bottles and aluminum cans. In addition to litter removal, volunteers focused on community beautification, planting 1,204 trees and 3,672 plants, and refurbishing 477 gardens.
Participating in Love the Boot Week were 31 colleges and universities, 171 K-12 schools, 117 individuals and family groups, 117 businesses, 286 non-profit organizations, and 271 governmental entities.
KLB encourages the people of Louisiana to Love the Boot year-round. Visit KeepLouisianaBeautiful.org to learn about KLB’s free programs and resources for people of all ages.
Love the Boot Week 2026 is scheduled for April 18-26. Registration will open at LoveTheBoot.org in January 2026.
Love the Boot Week 2025 was made possible with support from Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser. Sponsors included Coca-Cola, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, Cox Communications, New Orleans & Co., Energy Transfer, ExxonMobil, LA Capitol Federal Credit Union, LyondellBasell, Visit Jefferson Parish, EMR Group, Hotel Monteleone, Unum Group, Keep St. Bernard Beautiful, Visit St. Bernard, Allegiance Health Network, Baker Donelson, Cajun Coast, Cameron Parish Tourist Commission, Texas Brine Company, LLC, Winn Dixie, Avoyelles Commission of Tourism, Tangipahoa Parish Convention and Visitors Bureau, The Advocate-Times-Picayune, Lamar Advertising, AdSource Outdoor, and The Crawfish App.