RÉSUMÉ DIGEST ACT 40 (HB 18) 2015 Regular Session Jones New law establishes the Friday of the Black Bear Festival as a legal holiday in the parish of St. Mary for purposes of authorizing the clerk of court for the 16th JDC to close offices in observance of the holiday and exception for purposes of an election. Effective August 1, 2015. (Adds R.S. 1:55(E)(1)(g))