BATON ROUGE - Earth Day Baton Rouge returned downtown Sunday after a six-year hiatus. 

The Clean Green Neighborhood Alliance partnered with the Old South Baton Rouge Economic Redevelopment Group to educate and inspire sustainability and conservation alongside eco-friendly vendors. There were also hands-on demonstrations, exhibits and live music. 

Organizer Thomasina Joseph said it's important for the community to recognize Earth Day and take eco-friendly actions in daily life. 

"We have a whole new generation of kids that don't even know what that looks like and to start teaching them the right way to recycle, different ways of sustainability," Joseph said.