Cleanup removes 10 acres of trash from Burden wetland

December 19, 2022

trash garbage — This collection of some 81 tons of garbage from homes and vehicles across south Baton Rouge traveled along Wards Creek before settling on property in a wooded area off Essen Lane near the LSU Burden Museum and Gardens. (Marie Constantin)

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Ten acres of trash was removed this fall from a borrow pit at LSU’s Burden Museum and Gardens that has been collecting trash from stormwater for decades, according to a recent announcement from the LSU AgCenter. The pit was featured in a January 2021 Business Report cover story about Baton Rouge’s litter problem. A number

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