Statewide volunteer program to help clean up the state and reduce litter
Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne
said this week that he wants the state to take the problem of litter
more seriously. In a speech to the annual tourism summit, Dardenne said
he will task Janet Pace, executive director of the Louisiana Serve
Commission, which coordinates state volunteerism programs, with
assembling a statewide volunteer program to help clean up the state and
reduce litter.
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View full sizeThe Louisiana Serve Commission will have the job of assembling a statewide volunteer program to help clean up the state and reduce litter. "Tolerating trash ... is an impediment to economic development and,
frankly, an embarrassment. It affects what we do and affects our ability
to be successful." He did not spell out a specific program but said he
wants Pace to come up with ways "to establish volunteer programs to
combat litter." He said the state spends money to market itself to
tourists to visit Louisiana parks and other attractions only to find
trash and other debris strewn around roadways and attractions.
"Once people get here and see the litter, that is not a good thing," and it might cause them not return, he said. As lieutenant governor, Dardenne oversees the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism and Pace's office.
