2012 State Holiday Calendar
Holiday |
Always falls on... |
Date Observed in 2012 |
New Year's Day |
January 1 |
Monday, January 2 |
| *Inauguration Day | Once every 4 years in the City of Baton Rouge |
Monday, January 9 |
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday (Observed) |
3rd Monday in January |
Monday, January 16 |
Mardi Gras |
Tuesday before Ash Wednesday |
Tuesday, February 21 |
Good Friday |
Friday before Easter |
Friday, April 6 |
| *Memorial Day | Last Monday in May | Monday, May 28 |
Independence Day |
July 4 |
Wednesday, July 4 |
Labor Day |
1st Monday in September |
Monday, September 3 |
| Elections Day | 1st Tuesday in November in even-numbered years |
Tuesday, November 6 |
Veterans Day |
November 11 |
Monday, November 12 |
| Thanksgiving Day | 4th Thursday in November |
Thursday, November 22 |
Christmas Day |
December 25 |
Tuesday, December 25 |
| Louisiana Revised Statute 1:55 declares days of public rest and legal holidays. |
| * Inauguration Day is a holiday in the City of Baton Rouge once every four years, and Memorial Day shall be annually proclaimed as a legal holiday as specified in R.S.1.55. General Election Day is a state holiday the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in even-numbered years. |
