Love the Boot Week 2026 is April 18-26, Louisiana’s largest litter removal and beautification effort, bringing awareness to our state’s litter problem while empowering organizations and individual citizens to clean up litter and beautify spaces in their communities. In addition to litter removal, volunteers focus on community beautification, planting trees and plants, and refurbishing community 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 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:
Friday, April 24 Clean Up Acadia Parish
The Acadia Parish Police Jury will be organizing a clean up on April 24th at 9am around Court Street. Contact Acadia Parish Police Jury for details
Saturday April 25 - Town of Washington: 8:20am -12 noon
Join Washington Garden Club, Steamboat City Association, the Town of Washington and members of the public as we clean up areas of the town.
Saturday, April 25 Clean Up Crowley- 10am
Meet up at 10am Saturday April 25th at The Pavilion and join forces with others to participate in Love The Boot Week. Supplies will be available for anyone who wishes to volunteer to pick up trash around our city. Pick a neighborhood or area you want to make a difference in and fill some bags of trash!
Sunday, April 26 - Rayne
Let's Keep Our Community Clean - Rayne @ 3pm
You can always make an effort to clean up in your community! Gather a team or get in touch with a local club or organization to organize your own clean up crew and get together to help Keep Louisiana Beautiful!
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