2013 State Holidays Observed by the Office of State Purchasing
Holiday |
Always falls on... |
Date Observed in 2013 |
New Year's Day |
January 1 |
Tuesday, January 1 |
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday |
3rd Monday in January |
Monday, January 21 |
Mardi Gras |
Tuesday before Ash Wednesday |
Tuesday, February 12 |
Good Friday |
Friday before Easter |
Friday, March 29 |
*Memorial Day |
Last Monday in May | Monday, May 27 |
Independence Day |
July 4 |
Thursday, July 4 |
Labor Day |
1st Monday in September |
Monday, September 2 |
Veterans Day |
November 11 |
Monday, November 11 |
| Thanksgiving Day | 4th Thursday in November |
Thursday, November 28 |
Christmas Day |
December 25 |
Wednesday, December 25 |
The above list is not inclusive of other holidays that may be proclaimed by the governor. Nor is the list inclusive of other holidays that may be observed in other locations or by other governmental bodies. 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. |
