With Christmas and the New Year holiday's upon us, there will of course be changes in the schedule of when your garbage and trash will be picked up the next two weeks.

Here is the latest schedule we have for the Lake Charles and Southwest Louisiana area.

The City of Lake Charles will observe the Christmas Holiday on Tuesday, December 25, and there will be no trash or garbage pickup on that day.

Trash and garbage normally picked up on Tuesday will be rescheduled for pickup on Thursday, December 27.

Trash and garbage normally picked up on Thursday will be rescheduled for pickup on Friday, December 28, and trash and garbage normally picked up on Friday, will be rescheduled for pickup on Saturday, December 29.


Garbage & trash services for residents living in unincorporated areas of Calcasieu Parish will not be collected Christmas Day or New Year’s Day.  Residents who normally receive trash collection on these days will have service on the following day after each holiday.

Residential Solid Waste Convenience Centers
The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury would like to remind Calcasieu residents this holiday season that the Residential Solid Waste Convenience Centers will be open, accepting large items of waste too large for residential trash bins. This service is at no additional cost and available to all Calcasieu Parish residents with a valid driver's license

The Convenience Centers are at the following locations:
Public Works East Maintenance Facility                         Public Works West Maintenance Facility
5500 B Swift Plant Rd.                                                        2915 Post Oak Road
Lake Charles, LA 70615                                                      Sulphur, LA 70663 

NOTICE: Holiday Hours of Operation
The Convenience Centers will be closed this Monday, Christmas Eve, and Tuesday, Christmas Day.  The centers will re-open, Wednesday, December 26th, at 7:00am
Normal hours of operation are:
7:00am – 5:00pm, Thursday – Monday.

Source: Calcasieu Parish Police Jury

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