Louisiana’s 21st annual Earth Day celebration is going to be the best one yet, said Louisiana Earth Day President Brenda Nixon. The celebration, to be held Sunday in downtown Baton Rouge, will last from noon until 8:45 p.m.This year’s theme is “We live in the house we ALL build.””There are things you can do yourself to promote the overall health of our planet, and it’s everyone’s responsibility to do their part,” Nixon said.The festival will include live music, educational exhibits, poetry readings and a recycled couture fashion show.”There will be something for everyone,” Nixon said.Music to be performed on the Earth Stage includes the Bucktown Allstars, LeRoux, The Radiators and Wayne Toups & Zydecajun, along with Cajun Gold avec Paul Daigle and Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys on the Louisiana Heritage Stage.East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Kip Holden spoke at the Earth Day press conference Thursday after returning from China.”China’s president decided to plant thousands of trees after China had been criticized for their pollution,” Holden said. “They have deemed it necessary to take responsibility for their environment.”China is home to 16 of the 20 most polluted cities. Only 1 percent of China’s citizens breathe air safe by European Union standards, according to the World Bank. Holden said the betterment of the environment should be a community-wide effort.”This is not a problem of saying ‘I.’ It’s a problem of saying ‘we,'” he said. “We’ve taken 21 years to emphasize the importance of being good stewards.”Holden said Earth Day holds special significance for him.”My youngest daughter is asthmatic, so I understand the importance of clean air,” he said. “With every breath we take, we’re going to do more, and we’re going to do better. We are winning the war, but we have a long way to go.” —-Contact Sarah Eddington at [email protected]