Holiday Trash Schedule

Is there trash pickup on Thanksgiving in Baton Rouge, LA? (2026)

Last verified November 6, 2026. Source: City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge, Garbage Collection.

No collection Thursday; next scheduled day

No collection on Thursday, Nov. 26. Under the city's standing rule, service for that day is provided on the next scheduled collection day unless residents are notified otherwise. No 2026 notice was found.

City rule applied to 2026 Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 26, 2026

How Baton Rouge handles holidays

The page says solid waste collection will not occur on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day. If a holiday falls on a collection day, services are provided on the next scheduled collection day unless notified otherwise.

Garbage is collected twice a week, recycling once a week and out-of-cart items (bulk, bagged leaves and grass, yard and woody waste) once a week. The page lists no 2026 holiday schedule.

Contact and your collection day

Phone: 311 (phone, 311.brla.gov or the Red Stick 311 app); city-parish main line 225-389-3000. Find your own collection day: city lookup.

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