Holidays

Holiday 2025 2026
New Year's Day Wednesday, January 1 Thursday, January 1
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Day Monday, January 20 Monday, January 19
Washington Birthday Monday, February 17 Monday, February 16
Mardi Gras Tuesday, March 4 Tuesday, February 17
Good Friday Friday, April 18 Friday, April 3
Memorial Day Monday, May 26 Monday, May 25
Juneteenth No Holiday unless Governor's Proclamation No Holiday unless Governor's Proclamation
Independence Day Friday, July 4 Friday, July 3
Labor Day Monday, September 1 Monday, September 7
All Saints Day No Holiday No Holiday
General Election Day No Holiday Tuesday, November 3
Veterans' Day Tuesday, November 11 Wednesday, November 11
Thanksgiving Day Thursday, November 27 Thursday, November 26
Friday after Thanksgiving Friday, November 28 Friday, November 27
Christmas Eve Wednesday, December 24 Thursday, December 24
Christmas Day Thursday, December 25 Friday, December 25
New Years' Eve Wednesday, December 31 Thursday, December 31

Holiday disclaimers

NOTES

  1. Additionally, each clerk of a district court, parish court, and city court shall close his office on all of the legal holidays provided on any day that the governor has proclaimed a legal holiday pursuant to R.S. 1:55(B)(3).
  2. Additionally, each clerk of a district court, parish court, and city court may close his office on any day an emergency situation has been declared by the governor or the local governing authority and governmental entities, including the courthouse, have been ordered to close pursuant to R.S. 1:55(E)1(b).

If a proclamation is issued the Association office will post it on this website or you may obtain a copy from www.gov.state.la.us. Pursuant to R.S. 1:55(E)1(c).

PROCLAMATIONS

ADDITIONAL NOTES

**E.(1)(a)(i) Each clerk of a district court, parish court, and city court shall close his office on the following days: New Year's Day, January first; Washington's Birthday, the third Monday in February; Good Friday; Memorial Day, the last Monday in May; the Fourth of July; Labor Day, the first Monday in September; All Saints' Day, November first; Veterans' Day, November eleventh; Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November, and the next day, Friday; Christmas Eve Day; Christmas Day; and New Year's Eve Day, December thirty-first.

  • (ii) Whenever New Year's Day, the Fourth of July, or Christmas Day falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be a holiday. Whenever New Year's Day, the Fourth of July, or Christmas Day falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be a holiday.