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Shreveport council debates enforcement and local campaigns as litter piles up along interstates and neighborhoods
Summary
Council members described extensive litter problems—along interstates, near apartment complexes and in neighborhoods—and discussed enforcement limits, citizen reporting, education campaigns, and possible state assistance; staff said the city spends millions on pickup and asked for intergovernmental help on interstate cleanup.
Council members spent a sustained portion of the meeting pressing city staff about litter, illegal dumping and sanitation enforcement across Shreveport.
Council members described repeated trash problems near Pines Apartments and adjacent public facilities and asked staff for updates on an East 70th Street hotel that “doesn’t look like they’ve done anything at all.” The chair and staff confirmed existing cleanup efforts but acknowledged recurrence of litter.
On interstate litter, council members urged the administration to seek state assistance. The chair suggested contacting the lieutenant governor’s office and tapping state litter campaigns that include decals and a call-in system to report people throwing trash from…
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