United States of America (Louisiana) : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations

Secular holiday :

Secular holiday : In 1980, Texas became the first state to officially recognize Juneteenth. It remains the only state that observes the holiday as a day off for state workers. Florida and Oklahoma proclaimed Juneteenth a day of observance in the 1990s, and other 22 states have made similar proclamations since 2000

cards/flowers :

Banks only : To remember and honor the freeing, in Galveston, Texas, in 1865, of the last slaves in the United States from 2019 on

Secular holiday : Commemorates the formal adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The Fourth is traditionally celebrated publicly with parades and pageants, patriotic speeches, and organized firing of guns and cannons and displays of fireworks.

School holidays :

Secular holiday : In tribute to Huey P. Long (1893-1935), state senator was nicknamed the Kingfish . in New Orleans

Secular holiday : Celebrated on the first Monday in September with parades. For most Americans, it marks the end of summer holidays, and for many students the beginning of the classes.

Secular holiday : Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Special Events :

Banks only : Formerly Armistice Day, is a holiday observed in honour of all those, living and dead, who served with U.S. armed forces in wartime. Armistice Day, the forerunner of Veterans Day, was proclaimed to commemorate the termination of World War I Some banks, post office and governement close, but businesses, more and more, remain open, as well as universities.

School holidays :

Secular holiday : Many Americans take the following day off and enjoy a four-day holiday. The first formal celebration was held by an English explorer, Martin Frobisher, who attempted to establish a settlement on Baffin Island, after failing to discover a northern passage to the Orient in 1576. The Pilgrims of Plymouth Rock held their Thanksgiving in 1621 as a three-day thank you celebration to the leaders of the Wampanoag Indian tribe and their families for teaching them the survival skills they needed to make it in the New World. The turkey tradition was introduced by Benjamin Franklin who made it a national symbol: quick runner, wary, sharp eyesight... The one-time holiday was declared by George Washington, whereas Abraham Lincoln elected the 4th Thursday in November.

Special Events : Day of sales and bargains

Secular holiday : To commemorate the arrival in Louisiana of the Acadian people from the French colony Acadia following the ceding of that colony to England in 1713

School holidays :

Tradeshows : Lasts 3 days - www.workboatshow.com/ in New Orleans 2021 edition confirmed (provided the Covid epidemics is stopped)

School holidays : Baton Rouge schools

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Banks only :