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No more ballon releases in La
Posted on 7/28/26 at 12:13 pm
Posted on 7/28/26 at 12:13 pm
Effective 8/1 it will be against the law to release balloons intentionally in Louisiana.
MONROE, La. (KNOE) — In just four days, litter laws are expected statewide. Louisiana’s new law banning outdoor balloon releases takes effect Saturday, Aug. 1, making the state one of 12 in the country to prohibit the practice.
Environmental concerns behind the ban
Sheila Kay Downhour, executive director of Ouachita Green, said she has seen the environmental damage caused by released balloons firsthand.
“It’s probably been about two months now. I was driving by someplace, and I saw something huge in this field, and I was like, ‘I wonder what that is?’ And so I went over and I picked it up, and it was a big Mylar balloon,” Downhour said.
She said balloons that are released can land on power lines, causing disruptions, or end up where wildlife or cattle can consume them, creating problems for farmers.
MONROE, La. (KNOE) — In just four days, litter laws are expected statewide. Louisiana’s new law banning outdoor balloon releases takes effect Saturday, Aug. 1, making the state one of 12 in the country to prohibit the practice.
Environmental concerns behind the ban
Sheila Kay Downhour, executive director of Ouachita Green, said she has seen the environmental damage caused by released balloons firsthand.
“It’s probably been about two months now. I was driving by someplace, and I saw something huge in this field, and I was like, ‘I wonder what that is?’ And so I went over and I picked it up, and it was a big Mylar balloon,” Downhour said.
She said balloons that are released can land on power lines, causing disruptions, or end up where wildlife or cattle can consume them, creating problems for farmers.
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Posted on 7/28/26 at 12:14 pm to KemoSabe65
Good common sense law.
Posted on 7/28/26 at 12:14 pm to KemoSabe65
Now make littering illegal and enforce it... oh wait.
Posted on 7/28/26 at 12:15 pm to KemoSabe65
The First 48 disapproves
Posted on 7/28/26 at 12:19 pm to KemoSabe65
Posted on 7/28/26 at 12:25 pm to KemoSabe65
ahhh... 6 year old me feels vindicated.
when we got balloons at events as little kids, my parents would tell us to make a wish and let it go before we got in the car... presumably because it would end up in one of our ceiling fans within minutes of getting home. being a devoted reader of Nat Geo Kids, I'd always screech about the environment when it was time to let the balloon go.
when we got balloons at events as little kids, my parents would tell us to make a wish and let it go before we got in the car... presumably because it would end up in one of our ceiling fans within minutes of getting home. being a devoted reader of Nat Geo Kids, I'd always screech about the environment when it was time to let the balloon go.
Posted on 7/28/26 at 12:25 pm to OysterPoBoy
What goes up must come down!
Posted on 7/28/26 at 12:26 pm to KemoSabe65
Did they exempt NOAA/NWS from this new law?
Posted on 7/28/26 at 12:29 pm to Slagathor
100th day of kindergarten. Everyone went out and released a balloon with a card attached that had our school, class, name, and wish wish a request if found to send back to the school with a note of where it went.
Whooops.
Still pissed mine never turned up
Whooops.
Still pissed mine never turned up
This post was edited on 7/28/26 at 12:30 pm
Posted on 7/28/26 at 12:30 pm to AlterDWI
quote:Live Juvenile said "the less we spend on bullshite, the more for the weed."
The First 48 disapproves
...and RIP t-shirts.
This post was edited on 7/28/26 at 12:31 pm
Posted on 7/28/26 at 12:32 pm to KemoSabe65
Isn’t there a major helium shortage?
Posted on 7/28/26 at 12:33 pm to beerJeep
quote:
Still pissed mine never turned up
Someone found my balloon and called in. Probably a good way to get murdered in 2026 putting all that info on a card.
Posted on 7/28/26 at 12:47 pm to KemoSabe65
People forget they have to land. I find them on my hunting land often. Prevailing winds i guess.
Posted on 7/28/26 at 12:52 pm to beerJeep
quote:
100th day of kindergarten. Everyone went out and released a balloon with a card attached that had our school, class, name, and wish wish a request if found to send back to the school with a note of where it went.
Was walking on a Chandelier Island and found a balloon and a note. I sent it back to the source.
Posted on 7/28/26 at 1:03 pm to KemoSabe65
this is racist. it will disproportionately affect POC.
Posted on 7/28/26 at 1:03 pm to KemoSabe65
What's next? Are they going to ban fun?
Posted on 7/28/26 at 1:11 pm to beerJeep
quote:
Whooops
if you faithfully cut the plastic 6-pack rings before disposal, I can still find it in my heart to love you
Posted on 7/28/26 at 1:15 pm to Slagathor
quote:
if you faithfully cut the plastic 6-pack rings before disposal, I can still find it in my heart to love you
I will say….. those commercials fricking worked bc ill cut or tear those every god damn time to save the turtles
Posted on 7/28/26 at 1:19 pm to 6R12
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People forget they have to land. I find them on my hunting land often. Prevailing winds i guess.
It probably dropped in or near a deer bedding area. Deer use the same wind currents that pulled the balloon into the area to smell incoming predators.
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