The administration and staff of the Jackson Parish Library not only provides the youth and adults of Jackson Parish a wonderful place to gain educational and entertaining resources, as well as many activities, but also takes great pride in being involved in programs that benefit the parish.

This was exemplified by their participation in the “Love Our Waterway” Clean-Up initiative, originally launched as part of “Keep Louisiana Beautiful” under the direction of Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser, where they helped clean up locations in and around Jonesboro and Chatham.

Louisiana has 14,400 miles of waterways, according to statistics provided by the “Keep Louisiana Beautiful” initiative. The organization says roughly 80% of litter and debris found in the water starts on land, washing into ditches, streams, bayous, rivers, and lakes before eventually reaching the Gulf of Mexico.