Mayor Tommy Eschete, City Of Houma | City Of Houma website
Mayor Tommy Eschete, City Of Houma | City Of Houma website
Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government's Department of Quality of Life/Cultural Enrichment Division has been awarded a Healthy Communities Grant by Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB). The grant, amounting to $9,993, aims to support litter prevention and waste management practices in Terrebonne Parish.
Jim Wendell, Director of the Department of Quality of Life, expressed the significance of this partnership with KLB: "This grant award represents an active partnership with KLB that will help us uphold our responsibility to do the right thing for the environment and community regarding preserving the environment for residents and visitors alike."
Susan Russell, Executive Director of KLB, explained that the Healthy Communities Grant is intended to fund local projects and programs that promote behavioral changes necessary for improving community appearances in Louisiana. She stated, “Projects focus on litter removal, litter prevention education and practices, waste management and reduction, recycling, reusing, refusing, litter enforcement, and other related efforts. KLB seeks projects that have diverse community support, volunteer involvement, collaboration with stakeholders, and benefit the community at large.”
The funding comes from the State of Louisiana and the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. A total of 12 Healthy Community Grants worth over $98,000 were distributed among eligible organizations such as parishes, municipalities, state agencies, governmental entities, political subdivisions schools colleges universities non-profit organizations and KLB affiliates.
Wendell added that their department plans to utilize this grant not only for cleaning up after community events but also for addressing other areas requiring attention with volunteer assistance.
Keep Louisiana Beautiful focuses on promoting personal corporate and community responsibility towards maintaining a clean beautiful state through various initiatives aimed at reducing litter increasing recycling efforts beautifying spaces etcetera.
For more information or to get involved visit keeplouisianabeautiful.org
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