March 10, 2020
Taylor Porter Partner Tom Easterly is serving as a Co-Chairman of the 2020 Baton Rouge Steering Committee for Keep Louisiana Beautiful’s “Love The Boot” campaign, which is the first statewide fundraiser and civic pride campaign for Keep Louisiana Beautiful, the state’s leading anti-litter and beautification organization that is focused on bringing people together to build and sustain vibrant, clean communities. Easterly and Brian Melancon of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center are Co-Chairs for the 2020 campaign. Easterly also serves as a board member for Keep Louisiana Beautiful.
Through April 20-26, 2020, the campaign empowers residents, businesses, schools, organizations, and local and state governments to show their love for Louisiana by organizing or volunteering for beautification and little cleanup events throughout the week. With four goals of Create, Engage, Educate, and Make, there are daily activities and challenges throughout the week to promote activity across Louisiana. Interested participants can visit lovetheboot.org and register or find an event; plan or join a litter cleanup or beautification event; promote community support on social media with #LoveTheBoot; download helpful tools and resources at lovetheboot.org; and report outcomes for statewide recognition. Love The Boot week’s activities will include:
Through a network of affiliates, businesses, schools, governments, and citizens, Keep Louisiana Beautiful provides programs, tools and resources to prevent litter, reduce waste, increase recycling, and protect and preserve the natural beauty of Louisiana. The mission is to promote personal, corporate, and community responsibility for a clean and beautiful Louisiana. In 2019, several of Keep Louisiana Beautiful’s accomplishments included: 898,122 pounds of litter removed from roadways and 829,569 pounds of hazardous waste diverted from landfills; 71,151 volunteers and participants; 64,517 students receiving environmental education; 1,367 trees planted across Louisiana; and $120,000 in capacity building grants awarded to Louisiana communities. Keep Louisiana Beautiful is a 501c3 nonprofit founded in 2000 and has affiliates located in 39 communities throughout the state. The work of the organization is important as Louisiana is ranked as the 43rd most littered state in the U.S., and Louisiana’s recycling rate hovers around 6.2 percent compared to 34.6 percent nationally.
At Taylor Porter, Easterly advises local and national clients, including individuals, small businesses, and Fortune 100 and 500 companies, in the various practice areas including commercial litigation, business contracts, real estate, insurance coverage, construction law, personal injury, collection disputes, and complex litigation. In the Baton Rouge community, Easterly serves as Board President of Baton Rouge Green, and as General Counsel of the Istrouma Area Council, Boy Scouts of America.
Founded in 1912, Taylor Porter has provided 108 years of community service to more than 100 nonprofit organizations and leadership agencies across the state of Louisiana. Whether serving on the boards of directors of nonprofit organizations or making contributions of time and treasure to worthwhile causes, our employees make significant contributions to the communities in which they live and work, and Taylor Porter has embraced the role of “corporate citizen” and continued a strong tradition of community service.