Campus Sustainability Hosts Keep Louisiana Beautiful Love the Boot Event

On April 13, LSU Campus Sustainability joined forces with the Osprey Initiative, Scotlandville Banks Alliance, and BREC for a successful cleanup of Monte Sano Bayou as part of the Keep Louisiana Beautiful statewide Love the Boot Week initiative. From 9 a.m. to noon, volunteers from LSU and the surrounding community gathered to remove litter and debris from the bayou, helping to preserve local wildlife habitats and beautify the area.

Love the Boot Week, organized annually by Keep Louisiana Beautiful, rallies communities across Louisiana to take part in litter removal and beautification projects. The Monte Sano Bayou cleanup was one of many events held throughout the state aimed at promoting environmental stewardship and civic pride.

A total of 11 volunteers representing LSU Campus Sustainability, and the Scotlandville Banks Alliance worked together to clean approximately 1.15 acres of bayou terrain. Their efforts resulted in the collection of:

• 157.56 pounds of trash totaling 16 bags
• 149 pounds of large debris
• 2.27 pounds of recycling including:
  • 11 #1 plastic bottles
  • 13 aluminum cans

LSU Campus Sustainability continues to encourage students, faculty, and community members to get involved in future cleanups and sustainability efforts. These hands-on experiences not only improve the local environment but also empower participants to become lifelong environmental stewards.

For more information on how to get involved with LSU Campus Sustainability or future Love the Boot events, visit lsu.edu/sustainability or keeplouisianabeautiful.org.