The Pontchartrain Conservancy partnered with Osprey Initiative to install a “Litter Gitter” device that intercepts floating litter from stormwater runoff.

Osprey Initiative is working to pick up litter in waterways in light of recent downpours.

The initial tactical removal process of the trash at Burden began on July 18, 2022 and was conducted by The Osprey Initiative. 

Louisiana leaders announced federal and state funding to continue cleaning up a large amount of trash at the LSU Burden Museum and Gardens.

Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards was joined by Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser, Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Weston Broome and LSU officials to announce federal and state funding for the first phase of the major cleanup of a borrow pit at Burden Museum and Gardens that has been inadvertently collecting trash from stormwater for decades.

Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser and Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome joined Gov. John Bel Edwards at Burden Museum & Gardens on Tuesday morning to announce funding for the first phase of a clean-up project.

Collecting the litter will be Osprey Initiative from Mobile, Alabama. President and Owner, Don Bates, will set up booms to trap and collect trash in Duck Creek, Goose Creek, and Silver Creek.