NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser stopped by the WGNO studio to talk about Love the Boot week.

Why do we need the love the boot effort? Because obviously we’re not loving the boot too much.

“We got cameras out there catching you. Every one of those people got a ticket,” said Nungesser. “Now you can report litterers by calling the hotline.”

The hotline is 855-LA-Litter.

The Love the Boot effort is one of “the state’s largest litter removal and beautification projects.”

“We moved Keep Louisiana Beautiful under my office four years ago. Every year we’ve seen an increase. Started out about 40 groups last year, 750 groups. Our goal is 1,000 groups. We are at 920 this morning. Your family, your organization, your school, your church,” said Nungesser.

Why is it important?

“If you pick up litter for the day, you’re 80% less likely to litter again. And so it’s important to get more people involved. If you can’t do it during Love the Boot Week, you can go to your local library anytime and check out Tom’s Invest and clean up your neighborhood,” said Nungesser.

Groups can sign up by visiting the Love the Boot website. Once done, report how much was picked so that officials can get an idea of what was cleaned up.

In 2024, Louisiana spent over $90 million cleaning up litter.

“If we do a little bit more work, education, clean up, ticketing people. On the front end, we can save a lot of money on the back end and use it for better things,” said Nungesser.

Love the Boot Week runs from April 5 through April 13.

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