The Rapides Parish Police Jury was selected as one of 98 recipients of the 2023 Keep Louisiana Beautiful trash receptacle grant program made possible with funding from the State of Louisiana and the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. The Rapides Parish Police Jury will install 10 trash receptacles at Cotile Recreation Park, located at 75 Cotile Lake Road in Boyce.
Through the 2023 trash receptacle grant program, Keep Louisiana Beautiful distributed 879 receptacles to 98 organizations in 40 Louisiana parishes.
As part of the requirements of this grant, the Rapides Parish Police Jury 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 Rapides Parish,” said Joe Bishop, President, of the Rapides Parish Police Jury. “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 56 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 Rapides Parish for being selected as a 2023 grant recipient.”
To learn more about Keep Louisiana Beautiful’s grant opportunities, visit http://www.keeplouisianabeautiful.org.
