Mardi Gras Holiday To Interrupt Trash Pickup In Lake Charles

Mardi Gras weekend begins on Friday and will last for five straight days here in Southwest Louisiana and Lake Charles. There are a ton of events, parades, and concerts going on in the area those five days beginning on Friday, February 28, and running through Mardi Gras day, March 4th.

With the Mardi Gras holiday coming up on Tuesday, March 4th, city entities and services will be suspended as they observe the holiday. Such is the case in the city of Lake Charles according to Katie Harrington with the city.

Harrington advised us that the City of Lake Charles will observe the Mardi Gras Holiday on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, and there will NOT be any trash or garbage picked up on that day.

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Harrington went on to give us the new schedule for trash pickup saying,

Changes in trash and garbage pickup are as follows:
Trash and garbage normally picked up on Tuesday will be rescheduled for pickup on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.
Monday, Thursday, and Friday routes will remain on their regular schedules.
All Recycling stations, including the Team Green Recycling Truck and the Incinerator will not be open on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. They will resume regular operating hours on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

As a reminder, you must have your trash can out to the road by 7:00 am the day of your scheduled pickup and you need to retrieve your cans by 7:00 pm the same evening that your trash is picked up that day.

So make a note of the changes and have a great Mardi Gras holiday.