“Recent data collected by Keep Louisiana Beautiful shows a reduction of litter by 78 percent in areas where trash receptacles are properly installed and maintained,” said Susan Russell, KLB Executive Director.

Keep LSU New Orleans Beautiful has been selected as one of the 47 recipients of the 2025-26 Keep Louisiana Beautiful Trash Receptacle Grant program, made possible with funding from the State of Louisiana and Office of the Lieutenant Governor. Keep UNO Beautiful will install five trash receptacles at the Earl K. Long Library, Chemistry Building, Performing Arts Center, and Homer H. Hitt Alumni Center on the LSU New Orleans campus.

Through the 2025-26 Trash Receptacle Grant program, Keep Louisiana Beautiful awarded 230 receptacles to 47 organizations in 31 parishes.  

As part of the requirements of this grant, Keep LSU New Orleans Beautiful will perform a post-installation litter scan and compare the data collected to preliminary scan results. Data will be shared with the public once available.

“Litter is hurting our quality of life in New Orleans,” said Emma Bourgeois, a research associate at the LSU New Orleans. “With these new receptacles installed, we will be able to reduce litter and keep our community clean and beautiful.”

“Recent data collected by Keep Louisiana Beautiful shows a reduction of litter by 78 percent in areas where trash receptacles are properly installed and maintained,” said Susan Russell, KLB Executive Director. “One of our organization’s key initiatives is to build infrastructure that supports clean, beautiful communities. Funding trash receptacles is one way we do that. Congratulations to Keep LSU New Orleans Beautiful for being selected as a 2025-26 Trash Receptacle Grant recipient.”

To learn more about Keep Louisiana Beautiful, visit www.keeplouisianabeautiful.org.