Oh, Those Strange Louisiana Laws

"Fake" wrestling matches are banned by state law in Louisiana. It is illegal for a spectator at a boxing match to mock one of the contestants. Welcome to the strange world of Louisiana laws.

The law about "fake" wrestling matches also states that fake or sham wrestling matches or boxing exhibitions can cause any participant in such an event to forever forfeit his license.

The law about spectators mocking boxers also forbids anyone from openly betting or quoting odds in an arena where the match is. Those who mock boxers may be ejected from the arena.

One Louisiana law may seem strange, not because the idea behind the law seems strange, but because it may seem strange that such a law is even necessary: Anyone who urinates in a public water supply is subject to a possible 20 year prison term.

Another strange Louisiana law is that anyone who steals crawfish valued at $500 may be imprisoned for ten years, fined $3,000, or both. If the theft is of crawfish valued at $300-$500, the penalty can be a fine of $2,000, two years in prison, or both. If the crawfish is valued at less than $300, the penalty can be a fine of $500 and six months in prison, or both, unless the thief is a repeat offender.

A person who steals an alligator may go to prison for up to ten years.

You can be fined up to $500 if you order a pizza for your friend, without the friend's knowledge.

You will be breaking the law if you rob a bank and shoot a water pistol at the teller.

You are committing aggravated assault if you bite someone with false teeth, but you are only committing a misdomeanor if you bite someone with natural teeth.

You may not legally gargle in a public place.

You are breaking the law if you shoot lasers at police officers. The law specifically prohibits such an action when the police officer is acting within the scope of his duties. The law specifically prohibits such an action if the police officer is in fear of bodily harm, injured, or intimidated. For the purposes of the law, a police officer is defined as a sheriff's deputy, sheriff, commissioned police officer, deputy marshal, marshal, constable, correction officer, wildlife enforcement agent, probation officer, or parole officer.

Whenever anyone is seriously burned, he must report his injury to the fire marshal.

Some areas in Louisiana have their own strange laws.

It is illegal in Jefferson Parish for a minor to go into any business that has a coin operated foosball table, unless he is accompanied by an adult. It is also illegal in the parish for anyone at a drive in movie to throw a drink on the ground.

Citations:

Dumb Laws in Louisiana, no author listed, Dumblaws.comb

Stupid Laws, no author listed, Stupidlaws.com