Louisiana is a place where you go if you want peace and quiet, if you want to slow down the rapid pace of todayโs world. Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Shreveport, Metairie, Lake Charles, Lafayette, Natchitoches, Monroe – all beautiful places to visit and explore. Besides the beauty these places have to offer there are also some quite peculiar and downright weird Louisiana laws to learn about. Enjoy!
1. No robbing banks and using a certain pistol
Itโs illegal to rob a bank (nothing out of the ordinary so far but wait for it) and then shoot at the bank teller with aโฆ water pistol. Weโre sure this happened at least once and this is a way to discourage this and any kind of bank robberies actually. Youโre bound to think twice before trying to rob a bank even if you donโt have a real weapon on you.
2. No obscenities on the telephone
Yep, this is illegal in Sulphur, LA. This refers to both obscenities and any kind of harassment. The harassment part seems ok and should probably be punished in any state but what about saying a few cuss words? Maybe to a friend? Should that be punished? We donโt think so. There should probably be certain limits to this and not get good people into trouble just for saying a few WTF or who knows what else.
3. No sex with cows
What is there more to be said? Humans shouldnโt have sex with animals.
4. In Port Allen, more than two people picketing on a sidewalk is way too many
Hmmโฆ seems like someone doesnโt like picketing. You need to be at least 5 feet apart from another picketer at all times.
5. Biting is a no-no
6. Never tie your alligator to a fire hydrant
Well of course not. Thatโs not proper etiquette, is it?
7. No fortune telling in Port Allen
8. No condom throwing from parade floats during Mardi Gras
Talk about weird Louisiana laws! Is it new condoms or used ones?
9. Stealing an alligator means 10 years in jail!
They do take their alligator safety seriously in Louisiana, donโt they? The punishment is up to 10 years in jail and this refers to even something from the alligator (like its skin or a part of it) from another person who rightfully owns it.
10. No ingesting blood, urine or other stuff
Talk about eating strange things. Any ritual where youโd do such a thing (why do this?) is prohibited.
11. Crawfish stealing is also bad
Also a bad thing to do in Louisiana and since thereโs a specific law dealing with this you should understand this is very serious and will be punished accordingly.
12. No delivering pizza to a friend without their knowledge
Ah, goodbye pizza prank calls. It was fun while it lasted but now thereโs a $500 fine for this so thatโs one expensive order.
13. Itโs prohibited to mock a participant in a boxing match
Plus betting on this and insulting people at such events. Well weโre sure this didnโt happen or isnโt happening nowadays, isnโt it? Itโs not like people would do these kinds of things.
14. No โfakeโ matches
This relates to the above. Itโs illegal to hold fake or sham matches of boxing or wrestling. Weโve all seen a few of those whether itโs boxing or especially wrestling.
15. Peeing in the cityโs water supply is not cool
Not only that but you can get up to 20 YEARS in jail for doing this! We wonder how they catch people who do this. And what about peeing in public pools? The water in those places is often โfishyโ to say the least.
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16. No drinking during meetings
City commission members should not drink during a public meeting and if they do thereโs a $50 fine in it for them. While $50 isnโt much itโs still something and aims at discouraging people from doing this at an inappropriate time and place.
17. Donโt decorate public Christmas trees
18. Beads from Mardi Gras shouldnโt be thrown from more than 8 feet
So throwing them from the third story is not ok at all. There have probably been accidents while doing exactly this hence this law is in place now.
19. In Jefferson Parish, LA, you need to cook the garbage before feeding any hogs
Sounds weird? It is but if you stop and think about it, giving all sorts of garbage to hogs can lead to serious health problems so this makes a bit of sense then, doesnโt it? Anyway, weโd like to see someone cook this โgarbageโ before feeding the hogs.
We hope you found a few of these weird Louisiana laws to be entertaining or at least interesting.
Is drinking blood illegal in Louisiana?
Yes. This is illegal in the state of Louisiana.
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