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Shreveport Green, in partnership with the City of Shreveport Mayor’s Office, Property Standards, Streets and Drainage, Community Development, the Shreveport Police Department, and Visit Shreveport-Bossier, is proud to announce The Block by Block Initiative—one of the largest and most ambitious citywide cleanup efforts in Shreveport’s history.

This eleven-week initiative is designed to tackle blight and beautify neighborhoods block by block, creating a cleaner, greener, and healthier Shreveport for all. The effort kicks off on Friday, June 21st, from 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., and will continue through the summer with weekly cleanup events across targeted neighborhoods.

“This is more than a cleanup—it’s a movement,” said Lauren Jones, Executive Director of Shreveport Green. “With the support of our city partners and the power of community volunteers, we are taking bold action to transform our city from the ground up.”

Volunteers are urgently needed to make this vision a reality. Whether you're an individual, business, civic group, or student, now is the time to roll up your sleeves and get involved.

Together, we can make Shreveport a place we’re proud to call home—block by block.

BLOCK BY BLOCK

Clean Sweep Initiative

WHAT IS THE BLOCK BY BLOCK INITIATIVE?

Block by Block is the result of an intensive planning and leadership effort led by a team of city and community leaders selected by Mayor Arceneaux to participate in the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative—a global program that helps cities design more effective public policy. Shreveport was one of a limited number of U.S. cities chosen for the initiative.

A working group of 25 cross-sector leaders, with an executive team of seven, has been meeting weekly since January to develop a more coordinated and effective strategy to address blight. In April, the team spent a week at Harvard Business School, working with national experts and faculty to develop new approaches for housing restoration, code enforcement, and long-term neighborhood reinvestment.

The Block by Block initiative focuses on targeting resources in high-need areas—one block at a time—rather than spreading efforts too thin. Each neighborhood will have a tailored improvement plan, with a full lifecycle tracking system for violations, abatements, legal actions, demolitions, and redevelopment status. Residents will play an essential role in helping to identify priorities, report issues, and support neighborhood transformation.

The following neighborhood sweeps are scheduled:

June 21 – Ingleside
June 28 – Highland
July 12 – Queensborough
July 26 – MLK/Cooper Road
August 2 – Cedar Grove
August 9 – Allendale
August 16 – Pines Road
August 23 – Stoner Hill
September 6 – Southern Hills
September 13 – Mooretown
September 20 – Broadmoor

VOLUNTEER WAIVER AND TERMS OF PARTICIPATION

DISCLOSURE:

This form sets forth terms and conditions applicable to volunteer service with Shreveport Green. Shreveport Green organizes litter cleanups and beautification projects. These activities involve bending, walking, and picking up small trash items with a hand-held litter grabber to the need to pick up any trash with one's hand. They also may include digging, planting and/or removal of plants using gloves and gardening tools (shovel, hoe, rake, cultivator). Every precaution will be taken to keep adults and children/youth safe during these activities.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RISK:

I understand that the work performed may involve physical labor, light lifting, use of non-electrical tools, exposure to heat, plants, grass, and other risks not specifically set forth herein.

RELEASE OF LIABILITY:

I, the undersigned understand and acknowledge the risks associated with the stated activities hereby release Shreveport, its Board of Directors, its staff, The City of Shreveport, and any of its associates or contractors from all liability for any injury to me from participation in Shreveport sponsored activities. I also give permission to Shreveport Green to use my name or photographic likeness of me or my child in any form of media to publicize or promote community activities or services without compensation. Any child under the age of 18 must have a parent's signature included next to his/her name to participate.