
Holidays
| Holiday | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | Thursday, January 1, 2026 | Friday, January 1, 2027 |
| Martin Luther King Jr.’s Day | Monday, January 19, 2026 | Monday, January 18, 2027 |
| Washington Birthday | Monday, February 16, 2026 | Monday, February 15, 2027 |
| Mardi Gras | Tuesday, February 17, 2026 | Tuesday, February 9, 2027 |
| Good Friday | Friday, April 3, 2026 | Friday, March 26, 2027 |
| Memorial Day | Monday, May 25, 2026 | Monday, May 31, 2027 |
| Juneteenth | No Holiday | No Holiday |
| Independence Day | Friday, July 3, 2026 | Monday, July 5, 2026 |
| Watermelon Festival | Friday, July 24, 2026 | Friday, July 23, 2027 |
| Labor Day | Monday, September 7, 2026 | Monday, September 6, 2027 |
| All Saints Day | No Holiday | Monday, November 1, 2027 |
| General Election Day | Tuesday, November 3, 2026 | No Holiday |
| Veterans’ Day | Wednesday, November 11, 2026 | Thursday, November 11, 2027 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, November 27, 2025 | Thursday, November 25, 2027 |
| Friday after Thanksgiving | Friday, November 28, 2025 | Friday, November 26, 2027 |
| Christmas Eve | Wednesday, December 24, 2025 | Friday, December 24, 2027 |
| Christmas Day | Thursday, December 25, 2025 | Saturday, December 25, 2027 |
| Friday after Christmas | Friday, December 26, 2025 | |
| New Years’ Eve | Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | Friday, December 31, 2027 |
NOTES
- 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).
- 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
- Legal State Holiday – January 2, 2024
- Legal State Holiday – July 5, 2024
- Legal State Holiday – June 19, 2024
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.