Nearly a year after more than 80 tons of trash was uncovered in a wetland behind LSU’s Burden Garden, Gov. John Bel Edwards used it as a backdrop to highlight the litter problem plaguing Louisiana.
Gov. Edwards, Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser, East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome, and other government officials visited the site yesterday as the governor announced he was creating a task force to try and curb the amount of litter landing on the streets and in the state’s waterways.
The 26-member task force will make recommendations directly to the governor.
The task force will also focus on education to teach folks how to properly dispose of trash.
The governor also declared that the fourth Saturday of each month will be designated as a Love the Boot, Don’t Pollute Day across the state. Officials and neighborhood groups will be encouraged to hold events to pick up litter in their communities.
