The Area Port Director’s office and associated staff, along with the Entry, FP&F, Vessel Repair, Import Specialists, and the Marine Division/Vessel Entrance and Clearance Unit will be closed on the days listed below in observance of the respective federal holidays:
- New Year’s Day Wednesday, January 1, 2025
- Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. Monday, January 20, 2025
- Washington’s Birthday (President’s Day) Monday, February 17, 2025
- Memorial Day Monday, May 26, 2025
- Juneteenth National Independence Day Thursday, June 19, 2025
- Independence Day Friday, July 4, 2025
- Labor Day Monday, September 1, 2025
- Columbus Day Monday, October 13, 2025
- Veteran’s Day Tuesday, November 11, 2025
- Thanksgiving Day Thursday, November 27, 2025
- Christmas Day Thursday, December 25, 2025
- New Year’s Day 2025 Thursday, January 1, 2026
Mardi Gras Day, Tuesday, March 4, 2025, is not a federal holiday. Regular hours will be observed at all locations except the Centralized Examination Station [CES] which will be closed due to parade traffic. If the Container Terminals are open, CBP will be on site to staff the Radiation Portal Monitors [RPMs]. Additional information on Port Operations including the Marine Division for the two weekends before Mardi Gras, and on Mardi Gras Day, will be disseminated via a separate Southern Currents.
Airport and Seaport Operations:
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Port of New Orleans Airport and Seaport passenger processing and vessel boarding operations observe regular hours on federal holidays.
- The Marine Division, to include Vessel Entrance and Clearance System [VECS] transactions, is CLOSED on federal holidays.
- The Centralized Examination Station (CES) is closed on federal holidays.
- The Radiation Portal Monitors (RPMs) follow the Terminal Operator’s schedule on federal holidays. If the terminal is open, CBP staffs the RPMs. If the terminal is closed, CBP does not staff the RPMs.
Outlying CBP Ports of Entry:
- The Port of Morgan City observes regular hours on federal holidays.
- The Ports of Baton Rouge, Lake Charles and Shreveport are open for specific services via appointment on federal holidays. Requests for services on a federal holiday should be made by contacting the port office on the business day preceding the federal holiday.
- The Port of Gramercy is closed on federal holidays. Requests for services should be directed to the Port of New Orleans Operations Desk.
Direct questions or concerns to Assistant Port Director Troy Simon at troy.a.simon@cbp.dhs.gov.
