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The governor may also proclaim other days as holidays, and these days will be confirmed on the list as the Legal Proclamations are made. These additional holidays may include Memorial Day, Acadian Day (the Friday after Thanksgiving), the day before or after Christmas Day, and the day before or after New Year's Day.
Holiday |
Always falls on... |
Date in 2008 |
New Year's Day |
January 1 |
Tuesday, January 1 |
| *Inauguration Day |
Once every 4 years in the
City of Baton Rouge |
Monday, January 14 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
3rd Monday in January |
January 21 |
Mardi Gras |
Tuesday before Ash Wednesday |
February 5 |
Good Friday |
Friday before Easter |
March 21 |
| National Memorial Day |
Last Monday in May |
May 26 |
Independence Day |
July 4, 2007 |
Friday, July 4 |
Labor Day |
1st Monday in September |
September 1 |
Election Day |
1st Tuesday in November,
even-numbered years |
November 4 |
Veterans' Day |
November 11 |
Tuesday, November 11 |
Thanksgiving Day |
4th Thursday in November |
November 27 |
| Acadian Day |
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November 28 |
Christmas Day |
December 25 |
Thursday, December 25 |
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Friday, December 26 |
| New Year's Day |
January 1 |
Thursday, January 1, 2009 |
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Proclamation 65 BJ 2008 |
Friday, January 2, 2009 |
General Election Day is a state holiday the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in even-numbered years.
*Inauguration Day is a holiday in the City of Baton Rouge once every four years as specified in R.S. 1.55.
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