BATON ROUGE — Louisiana's annual Love the Boot Week kicked off in Baton Rouge on Friday with a City-Parish Employees Cleanup Day.

Mayor-President Sid Edwards was joined by employees from East Baton Rouge Parish's various departments across the parish.

Baton Rouge Police were among the groups that participated in the event to "keep our city clean and beautiful."

Love the Boot Week doesn't officially start until Saturday and runs through Sunday, April 13. 

According to state organizers, 19,441 individuals volunteered a total of 100,712 hours at 760 events in all 64 parishes, leading to the removal of 347 tons of litter during last year's event. In addition to litter removal, volunteers focused on community beautification, planting 921 trees and 4,408 plants, and refurbishing 366 gardens.

An even greater impact is expected in 2025, officials added.