Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser of Louisiana told WWL’s Newell Normand this week that state residents should get ready for what he calls “litter court.”
He said that there are plans in the works to set up these litter courts in every parish.
“We’re getting the justice of the peace, and we’re going to have it to where you can take a picture of the license plate, [of the person who littered] and sign an affidavit online, and they’ll get a litter ticket in the mail,” Nungesser explained.
Additionally, he talked with Normand about the “Love the Boot” program aimed at cleaning up trash in the state. This Keep Louisiana Beautiful initiative runs from April 17 to April 23 this year.
“You know, two years ago, we moved Keep Louisiana beautiful under my office,” said Nungesser. He added that there was “a little trouble getting going,” but the number of groups working to keep Louisiana litter free has been steadily growing – from around 40 to around 500.
Normand noted that 13,000 volunteers are expected to help out during the “Love the Boot” week. Citing a report, he also said that there are 143.8 million pieces of litter on Louisiana roadways right now.
“There’s a lot of things we got to do to fix this and attack it from every angle,” Nungesser said.
Listen Normand’s full conversation with the lieutenant governor here.
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