Lake Charles, Your Trash Won’t Be Picked Up This Thursday
[KNGT-FM] Usually, when you see a headline like the one above, you start thinking, 'Is there a holiday coming up that I didn't realize?' Well, yes, there are boys and girls. If you didn't know, Juneteenth is coming up this Thursday, and it's a national holiday.
Juneteenth commemorates the date in 1885 when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to ensure that people who were slaves were finally freed. This event took place approximately two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth is a day that celebrates freedom and the end of slavery.
In 2021, Juneteenth became a federal holiday, which means this Thursday, the United States Post Office, Most major banks, and the stock market will be closed. Locally, federal and local offices will also be closed, such as Lake Charles City Hall.
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With that being said, services that you are used to having will not be available that day, like your trash pickup. Katie Harington with the city of Lake Charles gave us the information on the new trash pickup schedule since trash will not be picked up this Thursday, June 19, 202,5, in the city of Lake Charles.
Harrington said,
Garbage and Trash normally picked up on Thursday will be rescheduled for pickup on Friday, June 20, 2025.Garbage and Trash normally picked up on Friday will be rescheduled for pickup on Saturday, June 21, 2025.All Recycling stations, including the Team Green recycling truck and the Incinerator, will be closed on Thursday, June 19, 2025. They will resume regular operations on Friday, June 20, 2025.