BATON ROUGE - Jennifer Richardson, founder of Keep Tiger Town Beautiful, received the first-ever key to the city of St. George for the work her nonprofit has done over the years.

"It was a total shock," Richardson said. "The mayor texted me, and he said, 'Are you coming to the council meeting because I have something for you.' I thought he was going to give me some contractor bags."

Instead of contractor bags, St. George Mayor Dustin Yates presented her with the first key to the city on Sept. 23.

Richardson founded Keep Tiger Town Beautiful in 2021 when she noticed litter on Essen Lane. After one Facebook post, 15 people arrived to help her clean it up. The volunteers that morning picked up 42 bags worth of trash in just three hours.

Since then, the nonprofit has cleaned up enough tras

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