Dumb and Stupid Laws in Louisiana
Dumbness and stupidity can be found at the highest levels of our society. The law is not exempt from examples of stupidity. And it is found far and wide across our country in each and every state. All states have weird and dumb laws on the books. It is often more time consuming and costly to have them removed, so there they sit. They usually aren't acted upon but they are legal and binding and can be enacted upon if an officer of the law wanted to do so. Some are actually new and have been used recently. How strange are Louisiana's weird laws? Here are the top five strangest laws in Louisiana. These are listed here in descending order for your entertainment. It is hoped that you would not use them to enact a citizen's arrest! Talk about dumb and stupid!
Louisiana is known as the bayou state.
Number 5
One could possibly land in jail for 20 years upon urinating in the city's water supply.
Actually very smart.
Number 4
"Fake" wrestling matches are prohibited.
No one told Earnest Erie - a famous WWF wrestler from Louisiana.
Number 3
It is a $500 fine to instruct a pizza delivery man to deliver a pizza to your friend without them knowing.
Ouch! No pranks allowed in Louisiana.
Number 2
It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol.
Leave your water pistol at home and bring your real one.
Number 1
It's a tie:
Biting someone with your natural teeth is "simple assault," while biting someone with your false teeth is "aggravated assault.
Grandpa take your teeth out first!
It is illegal to steal a "movable" even if it classified as an "immovable".
What are they talking about?
And because you would expect some animal laws from the bayou:
A law was passed with the specific intent of stating the punishment for stealing crawfish.
Persons could land in jail for up to ten years for stealing an alligator.
Bonus:
Jefferson Parish
No one may pour a drink out on the ground at any drive-in movie.
This was such a problem they had to write a law forbidding it.
Warning: This piece is written as humor. For some, unfortunately, this needs to be stated.
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Post a CommentAt first glance one may think that the laws in Louisiana concerning theft of alligators and crawfish are dumb laws. But down here in America's marshlands, alligator and crawfish are both food products and are farmed or raised as such, just as cattle and corn is in all US States. Just as it is illegal to go into a farmer's grain elevator and take his corn or onto a rancher's ranch and take his cattle, it is illegal to trespass onto a alligator farmer's or crawfisher's lease or private pond and steal the product that these farmers use to make a living and provide for their provide for their families.
In understanding the lifestyle and businesses of South Louisiana one develops an understanding of these laws, making them practical, not dumb or stupid.
Proof of the importance of alligator and crawfish to Louisiana's economy can be seen in the losses by Louisiana's wildlife industries, including alligator and crawfish, after the BP oil spill. Not only did Lou
I'm sure this is just the tip of the shrimpberg!