FOUR-PEAT---City officials and volunteers gathered Wednesday afternoon as representatives from the Louisiana Garden Club Federation presented the City of Hammond with its fourth straight Louisiana State Cleanest City award. Hammond City Council President Jason Hood accepted the award on behalf of the city and credited the people of Hammond for making this milestone possible. Hood said that Hammond has championed the cause of banning litter and that as a result, the city is a more attractive, desirable place to live, work, and play.