Coushatta Environmental Division

05/26/2026

NOTICE!📣 Residential recyclers, we will be extending our pause on recycling service. Our trailer will be closed and locked for the month of June while we take time to clear our stored recycling material before the extreme summer heat creeps up on us! We apologize for the inconvenience

04/29/2026

NOTICE!📣 Residential recyclers, our trailer will be closed and locked for the month of May while we take time to clear our stored recycling material before the extreme summer heat creeps up on us! We apologize for the inconvenience and will reopen in June!

04/22/2026

Happy ! 🌱🌎

This year, our program partnered with Social Services to hand out various garden starters to our Tribal elders.💚 We found good homes for our tomato, cucumber, bell pepper, green onion, spinach, and snap bean plants to grow in! 🌿 Thank you to everyone that was able to stop by!

04/22/2026

🌧️Rain or shine! ☀️

Amazing job to everyone who came out today to help cleanup roadside litter! Even in wet conditions, we collectively cleaned up ~570 lbs of litter. Litter ranged from candy wrappers, cigarette butts, plastic/glass bottles, construction debris, and even old ice chest! And thank you to our Tribal PD for escorting our group along the road and keep us safe! 🚔

Thank you, everyone, for Keeping Coushatta Clean! 🫧🚮

04/21/2026

If anyone is interested, we can be your cardboard supplier 😂 we will GLADLY help y’all pull this off!

The City of Lake Charles and Region 5 STEM Center are teaming up once again for some STEM-based fun with their annual Cardboard Canoe Races! >> https://www.kplctv.com/2026/04/21/third-annual-cardboard-canoe-races-returns-lake-charles/

04/12/2026

Coushatta Residential Recycling Trailer Notice!

Please feel free to reach out to us if you have any questions or concerns!

03/18/2026

It's ♻️

March 18th is the day that everyone around the world comes together to acknowledge the importance of recycling and the value in our efforts. The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana's Environmental Program can proudly say that since the start of our program in , we have successfully offset over 64,000 lbs of various recyclable materials from landfills. The efforts of many tribal members, Coushatta staff, and locals have actively contributed to the act of conservation of our planet & sustainability amongst ourselves - that's incredible! We want to remind everyone that "Recycling" is only 1 part of the pyramid! Reducing and Reusing waste is also critical to making massive leaps towards protecting our natural resources and land. 🌿

We hope to continue serving this area for many years to come and we are honored to work alongside our community in these goals!

02/26/2026

UPDATE: Rescheduled to May 14th

Mark your calendars for the Koasati Art Market on April 9th! This event is open to the public and an amazing opportunity to learn about the various works that our Tribal members create. It's the chance to purchase one of a kind, handmade pieces that will carry on cultural, historical, and personal values for generations. These professionals work tirelessly to carry on artistic traditions and keep Coushatta's culture alive & deserve all the support we can offer! 🖤❤️🧡💛🤍

01/30/2026

01/13/2026

Awesome program!

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation will begin taking applications for a limited supply of heirloom seeds starting Jan. 13 for tribal citizens interested in growing traditional Cherokee crops and plants.

12/24/2025

🎄 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐔𝐬! 🎄

We hope you're as excited about the holidays as we are!! We love to keep our Christmas tree up for as long as possible, but for those that are proactive after the holidays, we have just the program for you! The Environmental Department will be accepting live trees for recycling starting December 26th through January 9th—giving you plenty of time to prepare for the new year. 🌟

📍 Location: Follow the road signs along Camp Coushatta Road near the greenhouses. Look for the labeled hauling trailer to drop off your tree!

♻️ What happens next?
Your recycled trees will go through our wood chipper, and we’ll announce to the community when free wood chips are available for mulching. Some trees will even be repurposed in partnership with aquatic management efforts for landowners and interested community members. If this is something you'd like to do for your pond, let us know! Let’s keep our environment green and waste-free together!

Got questions? Reach out to us—we’re happy to help! 💚
Keep Louisiana Beautiful