By Pat Culverhouse

The Town of Sibley has been selected as a recipient of the 2023-24 Keep Louisiana Beautiful Trash Receptacle Grant Program made possible by funding from the state of Louisiana and the office of the Lieutenant Governor. 

Sibley received four trash receptacles to place at locations in the town. The goal is to significantly reduce litter in the town.

“We are grateful to receive this grant from Keep Louisiana Beautiful. With the new trash receptacles and our annual ‘Love the Boot’ Clean-up Day, we hope our citizens will properly dispose of their litter and continue efforts to keep Sibley clean,” said Mayor Robert Smart.

According to the 2023 Louisiana Litter Research Study, an estimated $91,409,573 was spent in 2022 by local governments and state agencies on cleanup, prevention, and remediation efforts related to litter and illegal dumping across Louisiana. 

That figure represents a cost increase of 65 percent since 2010 after adjustment for inflation. Municipalities, cities, and towns bear the highest percentage of litter costs (36.4%).