Louisiana Has Some of the Strangest Laws in the U.S.

Here in the great State of Louisiana, not only are we the only state to have parishes as opposed to counties, but even with our law, we practice "Napoleonic" law which is totally different that the other forty nine states.

And some of those laws are doozies.  Here's a list of some of the strangest laws we found from dumblaws.com here in the Sportsman's Paradise.

• New Orleans: ‘Fancy’ bicycle riding is prohibited: http://bit.ly/1AlCNdy
• New Orleans: Electric wires should not be attached to trees: http://bit.ly/1vWZTZp
• New Orleans: Horses may not be tied to a tree on a public highway: http://bit.ly/1Ftv7u7
• New Orleans: Chasing fish in a city park is against the law: http://bit.ly/1yXRjnT
• New Orleans: Mardi Gras beads may not be thrown from a third story window: http://bit.ly/1A6kUk1
• New Orleans: Snakes are not allowed within 200 yards of the Mardi Gras parade route: http://bit.ly/1A6kYjJ
• Jefferson Parish: All garbage must be cooked before it can be fed to hogs: http://bit.ly/17qSDJk
• Jefferson Parish: Minors may not go to businesses with coin-operated foosball machines unless accompanied by a minor: http://bit.ly/1CJecxJ
• Jefferson Parish: You cannot pour a drink out on the ground at any drive-in movie: http://bit.ly/1yXSEuO
• Louisiana: Individuals could go to jail for 10 years for stealing an alligator: http://bit.ly/1A6l8aU
• Louisiana: You could face a $500 fine for instructing a pizza delivery man to deliver a pizza to a friend without them knowing: http://bit.ly/1BmmY9k
• Louisiana: Running an abortion advertisement could land you in jail: http://bit.ly/1CIOFXH
• Louisiana: “Fake” wrestling matches are prohibited: http://bit.ly/17gs7ma
• Louisiana: Spectators at a boxing match can’t mock a contestant: http://bit.ly/19x2Ky5
• Louisiana: Urinating in the city’s water supply can land you 20 years in jail: http://bit.ly/1JpPbjO
• Louisiana: A law specifically states the punishment for stealing crawfish: http://bit.ly/17qVRfT
• Louisiana: Rituals that involve the ingestion of blood, urine or fecal matter are not allowed: http://bit.ly/1MxFgYF
• Louisiana: A serious burn must be reported to the fire marshal: http://bit.ly/1EQTqON
• Louisiana: Prisoners who hurt themselves could serve additional years in jail: http://bit.ly/1yXSfIM
• Louisiana: Shooting lasers at police officers is illegal: http://bit.ly/1EQTxKm
• Louisiana: You can’t “dare” someone to go onto railroad tracks owned by another: http://bit.ly/1A6lD4x
• Sulphur: Saying obscene things on the telephone is illegal: http://bit.ly/1ASMMbS
• Sulphur: It is illegal to have sex with a cow: http://bit.ly/1EQSB8D