Kick The Boot Week begins this Saturday, April 5, 2025, 8 – Noon. Trade in Your Trash for Seeds!

This Saturday, April 5, 2024, we are hosting a KICK THE BOOT kick-off event at the main library in Ville Platte.  We have partnered with @KeepLouisianaBeautiful to participate in #LovetheBootWeek for the week of April 5-13th! Our theme for the week is, “Let’s Trade: Trash for Seeds”.  Join us Saturday morning from8 am to noon to also meet one of our favorite local authors, GiGi Fontenot and a new craft vendor, Connie Ortego!  They will be with us from 9 am to 11 am.  We will be handing out trash bags that can be traded in throughout the week for FREE packets of vegetable and flower seed packs. Prizes will be given to those who bring in 4 full trash bags by April 13^th and for the one who turns in the most trash bags! Additionally, in partnership with Coca-Cola and the Osprey Initiative, Keep Louisiana Beautiful is offering a recycling opportunity in Evangeline Parish during the Love the Boot Week. The drop off point is at the DOTD office located at 2990 Tiger Lane, Vidrine, LA.  The recycled items that they will accept in separate bags are plastic bottles and aluminum cans only. (No bleach or milk containers or any foam or plastic products). Patrons will be able to drop off bagged recycled items until Monday, April 14^th at 5 pm.