Note: All cited laws are real and currently in effect, and have been verified for authenticity by practicing attorney Nathan Belofsky, Esq., the world's leading authority on strange laws.

• In the State of Louisiana, it’s a crime for fans at a sports event to insult or disparage the players.
• In New Orleans, Louisiana, those marching in the Mardi Gras parade are banned from throwing spears, bomb bags, insects, live or dead rodents or fish.
• In Louisiana, a chef who prepares jambalaya in “the traditional manner” is excused from following the Health Code.
• In Louisiana, it’s illegal to take another’s alligator.
• In Jefferson Parrish, Louisiana, garbage must be freshly cooked before being fed to pigs.
• In Louisiana, it’s prohibited to stage a sham wrestling event.
• In Terrebone Parish, Louisiana, it’s a crime to use silly string at a parade.
• In New Orleans, Louisiana, it’s unlawful for supermarkets to “inflate or blow” meat.