RECURRING EVENTS
OPERATION
CLEAN SWEEP
E-Waste
Event
ARBOR DAY
TREE PLANTING
Community Litter
Assessment
Beautify
Business
War Veterans
Home
Popup
Cleanup
National Recycle
Week
Below you will find a few highlighted projects our fabulous sponsors and volunteers have made possible. More photos and projects can be viewed on our Facebook page.
Arbor Day
January 21, 2023
What a great 2023 Arbor Day tree planting event! With the help of our 86 committed volunteers, we were able to plant 50 trees along the Arthur Ray Teague Parkway in south Bossier Parish! Special thanks to Rep. Dodie Horton and Bossier Parish Police Jury President Doug Rimmer for participating. Thank you to our sponsors and volunteers for making this special event possible! It all adds up to a wonderfully successful beautification and environmental improvement event for Bossier Parish.
Rick Moore speech concerning litter enforcement
January 11, 2023
Over 100 people heard Litter Enforcement Director Rick Moore with the Office Of The Lt. Governor speak at the BSO Viking Drive Substation in Bossier and the Broadmoor Library in Shreveport concerning a new coalition to improve litter prosecution enforcement in our region.
Bossier Parish Community College landscaping for Verterans Monument
December 27, 2022
Keep Bossier Beautiful partnered with Gang Green on the Bossier Parish Community College Campus to create landscaping for the newly erected Veterans Monument.
Gateway Enhancements Cleanup
November 12, 2022
We wanted to spruce up before the holidays so volunteers braved the cold weather early Saturday to make enhancements at two Gateways. Fall flowers were planted at the Benton Road Gateway and another group of volunteers worked hard at the Hwy. 80 Gateway to cut up and clear away a large dead tree. Thank you to our volunteers; it looks great!
Keep Bossier Beautiful awarded Outstanding Affiliate Award for 2022!
October 12, 2022
40 KAB affiliates throughout Louisiana are working hard to clean up and green up our state. Keep Louisiana Beautiful presented Keep Bossier Beautiful with the Outstanding Affiliate Award for 2022.
United Way Day of Service
October 1, 2022
Keep Bossier Beautiful teamed up with Bossier Schools and United Way of Northwest Louisiana for a fabulous project at the Benton Cemetery! A total of 54 volunteers from Benton Middle School and Benton High School have worked on this site for two years. KBB was happy to join this hard-working group. Special thanks to Mrs. Hawkins, Coach Dane Peavy, and media partner Bossier Press-Tribune.
E-Waste Recycling Event
September 24, 2022
KBB is very excited to have the Bossier Parish Police Jury join our E-Waste efforts in partnership with Capital Area Corporate Recycling Center. We sent 1050 pounds of electronic waste to be recycled and are making plans to continue our efforts. Thank you, Bossier Parish Police Jury for another enhancement you made in our parish!
Dinner Under the Stars: A Taste of the East Bank
September 18, 2022
Wow! What a night! Dinner Under the Stars was such a great way for diners to enjoy the tastes of favorite cuisine from various East Bank District restaurateurs and enjoy the instrumental sounds of musician Michael Futreal, all while supporting Keep Bossier Beautiful. Thank you to our wonderful sponsors and honored guests for making this event possible!
Enviromentally Aware Student Seminar
September 17, 2022
Annual 9/11 Rememberance Ceremony
September 11, 2022
Our annual 9/11 event was a beautiful way to commemorate and remember those lost and affected by the attack. A special thanks to our keynote speaker, Major Bryan C. Sprankle (Ret.), Unites States Marine Corps, and to all those who make this annual event possible.
North Bossier Cleanup
September 10, 2022
North Bossier cleanup was a success!
Together we picked up a whopping 780 pounds of trash!
Popup Cleanups
July - September 2022
Our Popup Cleanups from July to September have resulted in 1195 pounds of trash off our streets! These Popup Cleanups have enabled local residents to have the tools and help they need to make sure our city is as beautiful as can be.
Business Beautification Contest
August, 2022
Every season, we hold a Business Beautification Contest. This summer, our winner is The Reserve of Bossier City Apartments and our runner-up is Zaxby's on Barksdale Boulevard! Congratulations to both businesses for working hard to keep their businesses beautiful!
South Bossier Cleanup
May 28, 2022
The SOBO cleanup was a great cleanup intended to beautify our city for guests and visitors arriving for the Volleyball Nations League 2022 tournament. This cleanup was led by Shane Cheatham and Bossier leaders. We’re thankful for a great turnout and community support!
Love the Boot Week
May 6, 2022
Impact Report for the State of Louisiana
Look at what KBB helped to achieve! Click here to see the full report. Special thanks to Keep Louisiana Beautiful for their leadership.
The Bossier Strip Cleanup
April 30, 2022
The Bossier Strip Cleanup, led by Grant Rodgers, was a cleanup along 68 miles. Congratulations to our friends at VFW Post 4588 Community Service Taskforce for collecting 700 pounds of trash! We are grateful for our wonderful volunteers.
Operation Clean Sweep
April 23, 2022
People truly care about their community! Operation Clean Sweep was proof that a large group of like-minded active participants in our community can make a difference and an impact. 755 registered volunteers and over 27,000 pounds of trash collected! What a positive, productive day! Thank you to everyone for your support, your time, and your muscle!
Business Beautification Contest
April 5, 2022
The award-winning business this spring is Greg Tilley's Bossier Mobile Homes. They were featured in the Bossier Press Tribune, received a $50 Tubbs Hardware gift card, and a yard sign to acknowledge them as our winner! The Mirage Apartments Bossier is our runner-up. Congratulations to both businesses!
E-Waste Event
March 26, 2022
Our E-Waste event was a hit! A 15 foot U-Haul trailer was filled with 5,700 pounds of electronics! That’s 5,700 pounds of electronics that will be kept out of our landfills and will go on to be recycled to make other products. We are honored to partner with CACRC (Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council) as our recycler and are fortunate to have their support here in Louisiana. Special thanks to Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office for hosting our event, to Tommy Chandler, Bossier City Mayor, for your support and participation, the Bossier Parish Police Jury for weighing the electronics, Police Jury member Charles Gray for driving the U-Haul, and big thanks to our amazing, hard-working volunteers!
Popup Cleanup
March 18, 2022
Our first ever Popup Cleanup was a success! We were able to provide so many people with the equipment and information they needed to clean up their city.
Community Litter Appearance Index
February 26, 2022
Volunteers gathered to perform the annual index and heard an update on litter solutions in Louisiana from Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser and local leaders.
Business Beautification Award Contest
February 10, 2022
This new initiative was created to honor local businesses that care for the exterior of their businesses. We are delighted to share the winner of this new program is Citizens National Bank, runner up is Hot Wheels Skating Rink.
War Veterans Home Arbor Project
January 27, 2022
What a day! Team KBB worked long and hard to prune 60 live oak trees, most planted by KBB volunteers, at the Northwest Louisiana Veterans Home. We are honored to help keep the grounds beautiful and serene for the residents who have fought for our freedom. Thanks to AHERN Rentals for donating use of their brush chipper!
Arbor Day Planting
January 15, 2022
What an amazing and productive day!
Our annual Arbor Day project brought out over 50 hardworking and brave volunteers.
MAN! It was cold and windy.
We planted 50 bald cypress trees from Hwy 80 to Shed Road on Swan Lake Spur in partnership with Bossier City and Mayor, Tommy Chandler. This brings our total tree planting to 85. In a few short years, these trees will grow to create a beautiful canopy down Shed Road for the families that live there and those of us who travel that route. We are so thankful and grateful for our sponsors and volunteers who made this project a huge success.
Volunteer Teams
- Barksdale Federal Credit Union
- Boy Scouts Troop 203 South Bossier
- Cub Scouts Pack 150, Weblos
- BPCC GANG Green
- Republican Women of Bossier
- National Honor Society Bossier High School
Sponsors
- Scott & Jane Smith
- Southwestern Electric Power Company - SWEPCO
- Bossier Press-Tribune
- Bart & Donna Bart DeMoss
National Recycle Week
November 22, 2021
Dr. Lacy and the team at Bossier Elementary work to support recycling at school! We love to see these kids learning and practicing the 3 R’s!
Bossier Parish Prisons Recycle
November 19, 2021
A groundbreaking recycling program sponsored by the Bossier Parish Police Jury, Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office and KBB has the potential to benefit not only the environment but also to the bottom line of agencies! The first program in the state of Louisiana to incorporate recycling into corrections. See the first 15 tons of cardboard baled at Bossier Max. Thank you to partner, Renew Waste Solutions.
Gateway Enhancements
November 8, 2021
Volunteers gather regularly to maintain the five Gateways in our parish. Here at the Benton Road gateway, a good cleaning was in order along with trimming, weeding, planting, and decorating. Both old and young volunteers are welcome at KBB projects!
Louisiana’s Boom or Bust National Scenic Byway
September 30, 2021
The 137-mile Boom or Bust Byway tells the universal American story. Volunteers came together with the ShreveportBossier Convention and Tourist Bureau and Plain Dealing Proud. We worked to clean up and spruce up at Plain Dealing Lake Park on the byway route. It was a good day of service with fried fish donated by city council member Jeff Benson in beautiful Plain Dealing.
20th Anniversary of 9/11
September 11, 2021
The Remembrance Ceremony at Bossier City Municipal Complex is the place where city leaders and individuals from our community came together to remember the events of September 11, 2001 and honor our heroes. A B52 fly over and a 3000-flag display on the grounds added meaning for those in attendance as we remembered those who lost their lives in the horrific events of that day.
Operation Clean Sweep
April 21, 2021
Over 650 volunteers worked to remove 6,000 pounds of debris from our ditches and roadways and enjoyed hamburgers and hotdogs afterwards. We are very thankful for our volunteers; they are the best!
Community Litter Appearance Index
March 6, 2021
Our volunteers are great! Each year more than 700 Keep America Beautiful affiliates ask volunteers to perform a Community Appearance Index across our nation.
Plain Dealing Cleanup
February 7, 2021
City leaders and volunteers collected more than 6,000 pounds of debris on a cold winter morning and enjoyed fried fish for lunch provided by city council member, Jeff Benson.
35 Trees for 35 Years
January 16, 2021
More than 75 volunteers planted 35 Live Oak trees along Swan Lake Spur in celebration of the KBB 35th Anniversary of serving our community. Thank you Open Door Bible Baptist Church and to our sponsors Advanced Air-Conditioning and Heating, Live Oak Environmental, the Bossier Press-Tribune and to volunteer teams from:
Volunteer Teams
- Every Warrior Street Team
- Barksdale Federal Credit Union
- Jennifer Thorpe family
- Boy Scouts Troop 203, Jerry Courtney
- BPCC Gang Green
Sponsors
- Nora A Brooks-State Farm Agent
- Larry Poole - State Farm Agent
- Caldwell Dunn State Farm Agent
National Recycle Week
November 19, 2020
Children, staff and facilty from Bossier Elementary School recycled more than 500 pounds of milk containers and studied the 3 R's Renew, Reuse and Recycle. Recycle Schools Rock!
Keep Your Butts in Your Pants - Cigarette Butt Litter Campaign
November 7, 2020
KBB volunteers gave away 500 pocket ashtrays and collected over 9,000 cigarette butts from five of Bossier City’s most traveled intersections while providing 1.8 million media impressions during this cigarette butts awareness campaign. Urging citizens to help fight the number one littered item in the world. This project was sponsored by a grant from Keep Louisiana Beautiful.
K-Side Cleanup
July 11, 2020
On Saturday, approximately 30 volunteers tackled the K-Side community to kick some trash. They were divided into groups and worked designated zones in the neighborhood removing over 1,500 pounds of trash and debris!
Thank you to the following groups for your giving hearts and for allowing us to be part of this wonderful day.
Volunteer Teams
- Men of Courage
- Women of Courage
- Every Warrior Network
- Bossier Elementary
- Sunflower Baptist Church
- Cumberland Farms
We are so much better together.
Cleanup Day on Cypress Black Bayou
January 23, 2020
Volunteers removed trash in and around the lake and enjoyed door prizes and burgers afterwards!