Hunters For The Hungry Louisiana to Host 2026 Clean Out Your Freezer Day on Aug. 23

Baton Rouge, Aug 11, 2026 - Hunters For The Hungry Louisiana is back again on Aug. 23 asking Louisiana to make more room in their freezer for the upcoming hunting season. They’re welcoming all perishable donations to one of the drop-off locations throughout the state for the annual Clean Out Your Freezer Day on Aug. 23 (dates and times may vary).

 While most Clean Out Your Freezer Day drop-off locations are open on Aug. 23 only, everyone is encouraged to visit www.cleanoutyourfreezer.com to check ALL drop-off times and dates in their community as some may begin on Aug. 17 or run as late as Aug. 28. Hunters For The Hungry Louisiana (H4H) will accept any properly packaged, labeled, and dated game, fish, or other protein, as well as other frozen food at the multiple drop-off locations.

“Moving Clean Out Your Freezer Day to late August the last few years have proven to result in great success with record breaking pounds of donations. We want to continue to make it convenient for all sportsmen as they’re preparing for the upcoming hunting season and possibly unloading from the fishing season,” says Julie Grunewald, executive director of Hunters For The Hungry Louisiana. “We’ve also continued to make the drop-off locations more convenient so you’ll find that we’re hosting at more markets, specifically with a few more Rouses Markets on the schedule. We feel this will be easier for everyone, especially as they’re shopping for the week ahead.”

 Nearly 18,500 pounds of frozen goods were collected from Clean Out Your Freezer Day 2025, just clearing over the 18,251 pounds in 2024. The goal for H4H is to surpass the 2025 donations to provide for the needy. The distribution goes through the five (5) major food banks in Louisiana, as well as direct to shelters and kitchens and other agencies.

With the support of local food banks, churches, and community betterment organizations, H4H hosts a 2026 Clean Out Your Freezer Day drop-off location in the following cities and regions:

• Alexandria
• Baton Rouge
• Central
• Clinton
• Denham Springs
• Eunice
• Gonzales
• Houma
• Lafayette
• Lake Charles
• Marksville
• Monroe
• Natchez
• Natchitoches
• New Orleans (Metairie)
• Opelousas
• Ruston (Dubach)
• Shreveport
• Slidell
• Thibodaux
• Youngsville
• Zachary

To find your local drop-off locations’ date and times, visit the Hunters For The Hungry Louisiana website.

  About Hunters For The Hungry

Started in 1994, by a group of local hunters, Hunters For The Hungry mission is to encourage hunters and fishermen to make a difference in the lives of their neighbors by sharing their bounty of wild game and fish in order to combat hunger. They provide food throughout the state by partnering with all 5 major food banks in Louisiana and conducting multiple programs such as the Clean Out Your Freezer Day and Freshly Harvested Game and Fish Programs.