Legal Holidays and Closings

2023

Monday, January 2, 2023 - New Year's Day

Monday, January 16, 2023 - Martin Luther King Day

Monday, February 20, 2023 - Presidents Day

Tuesday,February 21, 2023 - Mardi Gras

Friday, April 7, 2023 - Good Friday

Monday, May 29, 2023 - Memorial Day

Friday, June 16, 2023 - Juneteenth Day Observed

Tuesday, July 4, 2023 - Independence Day

Monday, September 4, 2023 - Labor Day

Wednesday, November 1, 2023 - All Saints Day

Thursday, November 23, 2023 - Thanksgiving

Friday, November 24, 2023 - Thanksgiving

Monday, December 25, 2023 - Christmas

Monday, January 1, 2024 - New Year's

* The Clerk of Court shall close his office on any day that the governor proclaims a legal holiday pursuant to R.S. 1:55(B)(3).

** Insofar as may be practicable in the administration of the government, no employee shall work on New Year's Day, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday which shall be observed on the third Monday of January of each year or in conjunction with the day of the federal observance, Mardi Gras Day, Good Friday, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, Inauguration Day once in every four years in the city of Baton Rouge, or General Election Day every two years. Juneteenth (R.S. 1:55(B)(1)(a))

*** If New Year's Day, Independence Day, or Christmas Day falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be a holiday.  If they fall on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be a holiday.  THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO ANY OTHER HOLIDAY.