Mardi Gras is an official City/Parish holiday and will be observed on Tuesday, February 16, 2010. All City/Parish offices will be closed on this day.

Solid waste collection (garbage and trash) in East Baton Rouge Parish will be made on Tuesday, February 16, 2010, by Allied Waste under their contract with the City/Parish for residential and governmental buildings. Recyclable material in EBR Parish will be collected as normal on Tuesday, February 16, 2010. The North Landfill will be open to all haulers both commercial and the general public on Tuesday, February 16, 2010.

Peter T. Newkirk, P.E.
Director
Department of Public Works