Daylight Saving Time 2026 – Looks Like We’re Doing It Again

(KMDL-FM) As someone who has been awake for almost every sunrise for the past 50 years, I can tell you the roosters don't give a rodent's rear-end about Daylight Saving Time. Like many of you, I thought we had made our opinions quite clear about the bi-annual, don't worry, that's not a sexual thing, changing of the clocks.

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You might be the one person I have not spoken to on this matter, but I can't find a single soul in my circle of friends, acquaintances, or strangers who sometimes sends messages that they are in favor of keeping the twice-a-year clock dance as part of our popular culture. But we still do it.

Back in the day, the decision to switch the clocks made a little more sense. We were so much more of an agrarian society than we are today. And during World War I, it was decided that changing the clocks would help save energy and benefit the war effort.

The strategy was redeployed for World War II but was not universally adopted across the country, and that has led to some confusion. Hell, the whole idea of adjusting the clocks by an hour creates confusion in the form of brain fog in the days after the time switch, if you ask me.

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There is also a lot of scientific evidence that people get wonky after the time changes each year. Think of it as a miniature case of jet lag that was self-induced because we don't want to go to work in the dark.

If you do the math, you'll discover we spend about 65% of the year in Daylight Saving Time. The current rules regarding DST have been in place since 2007. Those changes came about as part of the Energy Act of 2005.

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There is Only One ClockThat Needs To Change, and It's In Youngsville, Louisiana

And no, I am not talking about changing the time; I am talking about changing the clock. It's incorrect. The numbers on the clock are done in Roman Numerals. The Roman Numeral for "4" isn't IIII, it's IV. And I only know that because the NFL's "Big Game" is this weekend.

However, even though during a 5th-grade unit on Roman Numerals I had an answer marked incorrect by writing "4" as IIII instead of IV, I am told the Youngsville, Louisiana clock is correct in its display. See, it's written like that on another clock.

According to "Horologists", ask Mayor Ritter who on his staff is that, when it comes to watches and clock faces, it is accepted practice to display "4" as IIII. Who knew there could ever be a connection between politics and horology? You laughed at that, didn't you?

And speaking of politics, Louisiana is one of 19 states that is waiting for Uncle Sam to make up his mind about whether we keep changing clocks twice a year or adopt Daylight Saving Time year-round. If Congress takes action, our state law will immediately kick in.

When Does Daylight Saving Time Begin in Louisiana for 2026

This year's "spring forward" will happen at 2 am on Sunday, March 8. That is a day earlier than when we sprang forward last year. And if you're thinking, gee, that seems to be a bit earlier than usual, you'd be correct. That will be the earliest we've shifted the clocks since 2020.

Assuming Congress doesn't take action, yeah, we're going out on a limb on that assumption, aren't we? We will revisit our dislike for changing the clocks back to Standard time on November 1st.