Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) are pleased to announce 26,935 individuals volunteered a total of 81,852 hours at over 1,408 events, removing a record 514 tons of litter in all 64 parishes during Love the Boot Week – Louisiana’s largest litter removal and beautification effort held during Earth Month. Diverted from the landfill and recycled were 16,503 plastic bottles and aluminum cans. In addition to litter removal, volunteers focused on community beautification, planting 1,204 trees and 3,672 plants, and refurbishing 477 gardens.