2012 Holiday Calendar
| Holiday |
Always
falls on... |
Date
Observed in 2012 |
New Year's Day |
January 1 |
January 2 |
| *Inauguration Day | Once
every 4 years in the City of Baton Rouge |
January
9 |
|
Martin
Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday (Observed) |
3rd
Monday in January |
January
16 |
Mardi Gras |
Tuesday before
Ash Wednesday |
February 21
|
Good Friday |
Friday before Easter |
April 6 |
| *Memorial Day | Last Monday in May | May 28 |
Independence
Day |
July
4 |
July
4 |
Labor Day |
1st Monday
in September |
September
3 |
| Elections Day | 1st
Tuesday in November in even-numbered years |
November
6 |
Veterans Day |
November 11 |
November 12 |
| Thanksgiving Day |
4th
Thursday in November |
November
22 |
Christmas Day |
December 25 |
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. |
