Every state has strange laws still on the books, but Louisiana has some very interesting ones and if you're in Acadiana you don't have to go far to hear about some.
It may be hard to believe, but 156 years ago when slavery was officially abolished in the United States by the enactment of the 13th amendment - it didn't catch on everywhere entirely. Some states (like Louisiana) still have wording in their state constitutions that allow for forced labor, which is how we get work farms and lots of other inmate-staffed operations in the state...
One new law that went into effect on January 1st will make it illegal for public schools to suspend students in 1st - 5th grade for "willfully defying teachers or administrators."