850 Events and Counting for 5th Annual Love the Boot Week

BATON ROUGE – The 5th Annual Love the Boot Week takes place April 18-26, while celebrating America’s 250th birthday. Love the Boot Week is Louisiana’s largest litter cleanup and beautification event held during Earth Month.

The first Love the Boot took place in 2022. Keep Louisiana Beautiful wanted to create an event that empowered every person in every parish to pick up litter and beautify spaces. The first year, 280 events took place. Since then, the initiative has grown into a movement, reaching over 1,400 events in all 64 parishes in 2025.

So far in 2026, as of March 11, there are  850 events registered in all 64 parishes for the 5th Annual Love the Boot Week. With the following parishes leading so far: 

• Orleans
• East Baton Rouge
• Ouachita

“We owe this growth to the support of the Lieutenant Governor and all of the schools, businesses, local governments and individuals who want to live in a cleaner, greener Louisiana,” said Executive Director of Keep Louisiana Beautiful Susan Russell.

“Louisiana is one of the most beautiful places in America, from our bayous and state parks to our small towns and big cities. Love the Boot Week is a reminder that keeping it that way takes all of us,” said Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser. “A cleaner Louisiana benefits everyone. It protects our environment, strengthens community pride and helps showcase our state to visitors from around the world. Love the Boot Week is a powerful example of how people across Louisiana can work together to make a real difference.”

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5th Annual Love the Boot Week Details

How to Participate in the 5th Annual Love the Boot Week

The people of Louisiana can participate in Love the Boot Week in the following ways:

• Register a litter cleanup or beautification event.
• Volunteer for an event in your area.
• Pick up 250 pieces of litter in celebration of America’s birthday.
• Share on social media how much you #LovetheBoot.
• Donate to the KLB Foundation to support Love the Boot Week.

Coca-Cola Partnership Facilitated by Osprey Initiative

Coca-Cola has partnered with Keep Louisiana Beautiful to support the recycling of plastic bottles and aluminum cans at litter cleanup events happening in 19 parishes.

With support from Coca-Cola, Osprey Initiative will facilitate recycling from litter cleanup events in the following parishes: Acadia, Ascension, Calcasieu, East Baton Rouge, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Livingston, Orleans, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John, St. Martin, St. Tammany and Tangipahoa.

A recycling drop-off pod will be available to collect #1 plastic bottles and aluminum cans picked up at litter cleanups in the following parishes: Bossier, Ouachita and Rapides.

“Love the Boot Week shows what’s possible when communities come together with a shared commitment to stewardship,” said Vice President of Franchise Leadership at The Coca-Cola Company Colin Schriver. “By making recycling accessible at cleanup events across Louisiana, we’re helping ensure that bottles and cans collected during these efforts have the chance at another life instead of becoming waste. We’re proud to support a program that helps turn volunteer action into positive environmental impact.”

2025 Love the Boot Week Stats

During Love the Boot Week 2025,

• 26,935 individuals volunteered a total of 81,852 hours
• 1,408 events across all 64 parishes, leading to the removal of 514 tons of litter
• 6,503 aluminum cans and plastic bottles were diverted from the landfill and recycled
• Volunteers planted 1,204 trees and 3,672 plants, with 477 gardens refurbished

Organizers share that an even greater impact is expected for 2026.