Upcoming Events
Earth Day Tree Giveaway
Today is the perfect day to give back to our planet, and we’re thrilled to help you do just that! If you pre-registered for a 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞, your sapling is ready for pickup at our office 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐲 (𝟖𝐀𝐌-𝟒:𝟑𝟎𝐏𝐌) today. Our office is located down Camp Coushatta Road, alongside Buffalo Run. Follow the road until you see our sign!
Thanks to the incredible generosity of Neighborhood Forest, we also have 50 additional loblolly pine saplings to give away—no registration required! Whether you’re a tribal member or part of our local community, swing by today (4/22) or tomorrow (4/23) to take home a young tree and help grow a greener future.
Let’s find these little trees some loving homes! Share this post to spread the word.
Pharmaceutical Take-Back Awareness Week
Spring is here and you know what that means, SPRING CLEANING! Don't ignore your medicine cabinets while cleaning house!
In honor of National Pharmaceutical Take Back Day, the Environmental Department has partnered with the Tribal Health Department to collect unwanted or expired medication during the week of April 21st. Please utilize the drop off bin located in the Tribal Health Department to properly dispose of your prescriptions.
If you are unable to coordinate a drop off during our event, don't panic! The Health Department is excited to now be able to offer pharmaceutical disposal options year around and free of charge!
Coushatta Clothing Drive
This Saturday, the 22nd, the Tribe will be holding its Annual Spring Garage Sale where many vendors gather to sell affordable household items! Come check out all the goodies that will be offered that can fit anyone's budget! When you come, bring your old, gently used clothes and bedding to participate in our clothing drive! Drop-off for our drive will be located in the lobby before you enter the garage sale event. Donations go towards Louisiana Adult & Teen Challenge, a local nonprofit.
Contribute to reducing, reusing, and recycling by diverting textiles from landfills and making clothing more affordable and accessible to those in need!
Coushatta Annual Spring Garage Sale
The Annual Spring Garage Sale takes place this Saturday! Make your plans to find some amazing deals!
Community Clean-Up Earth Day Event
🌿 Thrilled to announce our upcoming Earth Day event with our Tribal community! 🌍 Join us April 26th at 10 AM as we come together to honor and protect our planet, drawing on ancient wisdom and modern stewardship. Let's celebrate our connection to the Earth and each other!
Rivercane Planting Ceremony
Join us in helping the Rivercane Restoration Committee develop the Tribe’s first Rivercane Restoration Site to begin transplanting rivercane rhizomes into the new site. Tribal members are encourage to attend and learn about the value and tradition of managing and harvesting rivercane for artisans to use in basket weaving. The development of this site will spark the long term growth of rivercane in an accessible and desirable location for long-term sustainable harvest! The planting site will be located near Camp Coushatta, signs will be displayed to direct you once you arrive! Please reach out if you have any questions and we hope to see you there!
Clothing Drive Drop Off!
As spring time rolls around, it may be the best time to do some closet cleaning. Utilize our clothing drive drop off bins for this week long event to donate gently loved clothing that you’ve moved on from! These clothes will be donated to local nonprofit organizations that use funds from their clothing resale stores to provide opportunities to young adults fighting addiction and looking to reform their lives. Donating clothing instead of throwing them away to landfills, also gives your clothes a new purpose and potentially a new home! Bins will be available for drop off every day of the week from 9AM to 3:30PM, but if you’re unable to drop off during those times, reach out to us and we can arrange something for you!
Tribal Tree Orchard Planting
Open to Tribal Members to volunteer for a fruit tree planting to establish an orchard on the reservation! View more details here!
Christmas Tree Recycling
Christmas Tree Recycling Opportunity to repurpose your live trees this year.
Residential Recycling Trailer
We are excited to announce that we will be unveiling a residential recycling drop-off location for Tribal members to utilize on the reservation! Previously, our program was limited to collecting exclusively from Tribal offices. Due to our small number of staff, collecting residential recycling ourselves would be near impossible, especially with our lack of resources. This drop-off location will expand our services to Tribal members by allowing us to haul collected materials directly to our partnered recycling facility in Eunice. We anticipate arrival of the trailer for late December, and once installed with signage, will become available for public use in early January. Keep an eye out for our mail outs with additional details!
Repurposing with Rudolph
Repurposing with Rudolph is an event that encourages families to donate unwanted, gently used toys, decor, and clothing instead of discarding into landfills.
Costume Swap Shop!
Donate your new or gently used costumes and swap it out for another one! Many sizes are available, infant to adult. Stop by the Environmental Program building, located near the tribal greenhouses to view our selection. Costumes are available during normal offices hours, but we can make accommodations if needed - just give us a call! Visit our FB page to see pictures of the costumes we have available now! https://www.facebook.com/CoushattaEnvironmentalDivision