St. Charles Parish is thrilled to receive the 2024 Outstanding Parish Award presented by the Office of the Lieutenant Governor and Keep Louisiana Beautiful.
The Outstanding Parish Award celebrates community involvement and recognizes the parish with outstanding participation in Love the Boot Week, highlighting the dedication of residents and a widespread culture of volunteerism.
This year marked the 16th annual Trash Bash in St. Charles Parish and the second year the event was held in conjunction with Keep Louisiana Beautiful’s Love the Boot Week. Nearly 1,200 volunteers collected 751 bags of trash and over 50 bags of recyclables, accumulating more than 3,585 hours of work, making Trash Bash 2024 the largest, most successful year in the event’s history.
“This year’s record participation at Trash Bash compounds upon litter fighting and beautification efforts St. Charles Parish has implemented over the last year,” said Parish President Matthew Jewell. “From our Litter Abatement Teams that combat roadside litter to members of the community who started our local Keep Louisiana Beautiful affiliate, we are working to transform St. Charles Parish into a cleaner, more beautiful home.”
“St. Charles Parish stepped up and demonstrated what it means to Love the Boot,” said Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser. “I commend them for their efforts to clean up and beautify Louisiana. Let’s all keep working together to put the paradise back in our Sportsman’s Paradise."
“Congratulations to St. Charles Parish for winning the 2024 Outstanding Parish Award,” said Susan Russell, Executive Director of KLB. “Your energy and enthusiasm were like nothing we’ve ever seen. Thank you for promoting environmental stewardship in your community.”
Love the Boot Week is Louisiana’s largest litter cleanup and beautification initiative held annually in April. During Love the Boot Week 2024, 19,441 individuals volunteered a total of 100,712 hours at over 760 events, removing a record 347 tons of litter in all 64 parishes. Diverted from the landfill and recycled were 7,044 aluminum cans (293 lbs.) and 6,847 plastic bottles (330 lbs.). In addition to litter removal, volunteers focused on community beautification, planting 921 trees and 4,408 plants, and refurbishing 366 gardens.
Love the Boot Week 2025 will take place April 5-13. Learn more at www.lovetheboot.org.
