Booker T. Washington High School is one of 28 recipients of a 2023-24 Keep Louisiana Beautiful Trash Receptacle Grant made possible with funding from the State of Louisiana and the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. Through this grant, Keep Louisiana Beautiful awarded 213 receptacles to 28 organizations in 18 parishes, totaling $154,403.
As part of the requirements of this grant, Booker T. Washington 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. The school will install 10 trash receptacles on and near the school grounds.
“Litter is hurting our quality of life in Lakeside-Allendale,” says Crystalyn Whitaker-Nelson, Librarian at Booker T. Washington New Technology High School. “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,” says Susan Russell, KLB Executive Director. “One of our organization’s key initiatives is to help build infrastructure that supports clean, beautiful communities. Funding trash receptacles is one way we do that. Congratulations to Booker T. Washington New Technology High School for being selected as a 2023-24 Trash Receptacle Grant recipient.”
To learn more about Keep Louisiana Beautiful, visit www.keeplouisianabeautiful.org.