SJBP Receives Keep Louisiana Beautiful Greener Grounds Grant
Published on October 03, 2024
St. John the Baptist Parish- Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) has chosen St. John the Baptist Parish to receive a Greener Grounds Grant to support litter prevention and waste management at the St. John the Baptist Parish Andouille Festival. Parish President Hotard announced today that Keep Louisiana Beautiful has awarded the $8,825.00 grant to help create and execute a plan focused on waste reduction. “This grant award represents an active partnership with KLB that will help our event organizers uphold their responsibility to do the right thing for the environment while we give our attendees all the fun and festivities the St. John the Baptist Parish Andouille Festival offers”, Parish President Hotard said.
KLB’s Executive Director, Susan Russell explains that Greener Grounds is more than just a cleanup supplies grant, endeavoring to improve litter prevention and waste management practices at large, outdoor Louisiana events such as the Andouille Festival. “Louisiana is home to more than 400 festivals and events annually attended by locals and tourists who come together to celebrate the state’s vibrant offerings of food, music, history, and culture. With these events often comes a completely avoidable and solvable issue: litter. Keeping event sites clean not only enhances the attendees’ experience but also helps stop the detrimental cycle of mismanaged waste becoming litter that will clog storm drains or enter waterways- an issue that harms the state’s coastline, wildlife, and water quality.”
Made possible with funding from the State of Louisiana and the Office of Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser Greener Grounds Grant totaling over $65,0000 were awarded to eligible organizations including Louisiana’s non-profits, municipalities, and parishes that organize events of at least 1,000 attendees per day. Parish President Hotard added, “The St. John the Baptist Parish Andouille Festival will use our grant to implement recycling stations, grabbers, and waste management signage.”
The Andouille Festival will take place October 18th-20th, 2024.
Keep Louisiana Beautiful's mission is to promote personal, corporate, and community responsibility for a clean and beautiful Louisiana. Through its programs and a statewide network of affiliates and partners, the organization provides the tools and resources to prevent litter, reduce waste, increase recycling, and beautify spaces. KLB is a non-profit organization dedicated to achieving a cleaner, greener Louisiana through litter reduction and beautification initiatives. For those who want to get involved, please visit keeplouisianabeautiful.com