Bayou Lafourche Cleanup 2025
Join us for our 2025 Bayou Lafourche Cleanup on Saturday, April 5th from 8 am to 12 pm, from Donaldsonville to Leeville, in partnership with the Barataria-Terrebonne Estuary Foundation, Bayou Lafourche Fresh Water District, Keep Lafourche Beautiful, and Lafourche Parish Government!
Each year, hundreds of volunteers remove (literally) tons of trash from all 106 miles of Bayou Lafourche, split between 13 sites, in an effort to protect the bayou and its resources. In 2024, we were joined by over 300 volunteers who removed 9.22 tons of trash from the bayou.
Beyond its natural beauty, recreational uses, and bountiful flora and fauna, Bayou Lafourche is critical to South Louisiana and our community. We all benefit from the bayou every single day. It provides drinking water to over 300,000 citizens across Lafourche, Terrebonne, Assumption, and Ascension Parishes, and sends fresh water and sediment to our fragile coastal marshes in Lafourche and Terrebonne Parishes. It’s also a great economic driver for South Louisiana as the only potable water source for Port Fourchon and the offshore energy industry based there.
The event is free to attend, and all supplies and snacks (and a free t-shirt!) will be provided. All ages are welcome, but minors must be accompanied by an adult 18 years or older. Participants will be given the option to clean up on the bayouside, roadside, or in the water on a boat. Please note that participants who choose to clean up in the water will be responsible for their own boat.
Participants will be able to choose from the following sites:
Donaldsonville – Boat Launch on LA-308, 1198 East Bayou Road, Donaldsonville
Napoleonville – Location TBD
Labadieville/Thibodaux Border – Bayou Rowing, 2433 LA-308, Thibodaux
St. Charles (Thibodaux) – Melodia Boat Launch, 1628 Hwy 308, Thibodaux
Raceland – Under Hwy 90 Overpass, 4484 LA-1 S, Raceland
Lockport – Bayouside Park, 308-398 Canal St., Lockport
Bellevue (Lockport) – Bellevue Fire Station, 7519 LA- 1, Lockport
Larose – Holy Rosary Catholic School, 12925 E Main St., Larose
Cut Off – Hwy 1 Bayouside of Cote Blanche Bridge, 14935 W Main St., Cut Off
Golden Meadow – 313 N Bayou Drive, Golden Meadow
Leeville – Theogene B. Melancon Boat Launch, 24359 Old Hwy 1, Golden Meadow
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Together we can work to protect and restore #OurEstuary. We hope to see you there!
Sponsorship opportunities are available. To learn more or register as a sponsor, CLICK HERE.
