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City of Thibodaux Receives Keep Louisiana Beautiful Beautification Grant
| Post Date | Updated At |
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| Friday, Sep. 27th at 9:29 AM | Friday, Sep. 27th at 9:35 AM |
Phone: 446-7218
Email: kclement@ci.thibodaux.la.us
Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB), the state’s premier
anti-litter and community improvement organization has chosen the City of Thibodaux to receive a
Beautification Grant to support our
community beautification efforts. Mayor
Kevin Clement announced today that Keep Louisiana Beautiful has awarded
the $4,056 grant to help create
and execute planting projects focused
on improving the appearance of communities throughout Louisiana by creating
beautiful, well-maintained public spaces. Priority planting projects include
improving and beautifying entry points to cities, highway corridors and
medians, downtown roadways and intersections, and other highly visible and
highly used public spaces. "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 the Eagle Park
beautification project. The City of Thibodaux anticipates that upgrades to this
park will attract residents and visitors alike to come enjoy one of the City’s
beautiful outdoor facilities," Mayor Clement said.
KLB’s Executive Director, Susan Russell explains that
the Beautification Grant is designed to provide funding for local projects and
programs bringing about behavioral changes needed to improve the appearance of
communities in Louisiana. “People are less likely to litter in areas that
display community pride and that are well maintained and beautiful, so reducing
litter in highly visible areas is an additional key driver of this grant. KLB
seeks projects that have diverse community support, volunteer involvement,
collaboration with stakeholders and benefit the community at large.”
Made possible with funding from the State of Louisiana and the Office of the
Lieutenant Governor, 16
Beautification Grants totaling over $113,000
were awarded to eligible organizations including Louisiana parishes,
municipalities, state agencies, governmental entities, and KLB Community and
University Affiliates. Mayor Clement
added. “The City of Thibodaux
will use our grant for beautification at Eagle Park located at 1531 Eagle Drive,
Thibodaux, LA 70301. The City of Thibodaux anticipates that by beautifying this
area with new signage, garden, and trees will in turn make it more inviting to
the community."
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The City of Thibodaux’s
vision is to progressively provide the best quality of life while keeping our
small town sense of community. Our goal is to provide affordable, high quality
municipal services to the Citizens of the City of Thibodaux, while also
ensuring their safety. We will implement these through a set of core values and
priorities: Safety, Recreation, Infrastructure, Growth, Community, and Culture. For more information about the City of Thibodaux, please visit https://www.ci.thibodaux.la.us/.
Keep Louisiana Beautiful’s mission is to promote personal, corporate, and
community responsibility for a clean and beautiful Louisiana. Through their
programs and statewide network of affiliates and partners, the organization
provides the tools and resources to prevent litter, reduce waste, increase
recycling, and beautify spaces. KLB is a non-profit organization dedicated to
achieving a cleaner, greener Louisiana through litter reduction and
beautification initiatives. For those who want to get involved, please visit keeplouisianabeautiful.org.