Is it legal to own a pet armadillo?
Permit required
Armadillos are nongame quadrupeds in Louisiana, and holding them legally requires a nongame quadruped breeder or exhibitor license.
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Every QuirkMaps topic for Louisiana, grouped by category. Each answer links to the official source it comes from.
Exotic pets
Vehicles
Can car dealerships open on Sundays?
Sunday car sales banned
Louisiana law says licensed new and used car and truck dealers may not be open on Sunday.
Do adults have to wear motorcycle helmets?
All riders
Louisiana requires every motorcycle operator and passenger to wear a helmet, regardless of age.
Do you need a front license plate?
Rear plate only
Louisiana requires only a rear license plate on a passenger car.
Is it legal to pump your own gas?
Self-serve allowed
Louisiana allows self-service gas. Fire marshal rules even permit unattended fuel dispensing systems that meet national fire standards.
Is it legal to put a train horn on a car?
Allowed with limits
Louisiana bans horns that make an unreasonably loud or harsh sound or a whistle, which a typical train horn likely fails.
Is there an annual vehicle safety inspection?
Regular safety inspection
Yes for now. Louisiana law still requires periodic inspection stickers, but a 2026 law ends them for most personal vehicles on Jan. 1, 2027.
Home & property
Are fireworks legal?
Aerial fireworks allowed
Louisiana state law allows permissible consumer fireworks, including Roman candles, rockets and aerial shells, but many parishes and cities restrict or ban them.
Food & drink
Are happy hour drink specials legal?
Allowed with limits
Louisiana allows drink specials but bans 'all you can drink' pricing after 10 p.m.
Is there a bottle deposit?
No bottle deposit
Louisiana has no bottle deposit law; shoppers pay no refundable deposit on cans or bottles.
Where can you buy liquor?
Private licensed stores
Louisiana issues retail liquor permits to private package stores; the state does not buy or sell spirits.
Time & calendar
Does the state observe daylight saving time?
Observes DST, law to go year-round
Louisiana observes daylight saving time; a 2020 law would keep it on daylight saving time all year if Congress allows.
Money & taxes
Are groceries taxed?
Groceries exempt
Louisiana exempts food for home consumption from its state sales tax, but parish and city sales taxes can still apply.
Does the state have a lottery?
Has a state lottery
Louisiana runs a state lottery through the Louisiana Lottery Corporation, set up by a 1990 law.
Does the state have a sales-tax-free weekend?
Has a tax-free period
Louisiana holds a yearly Second Amendment Weekend in September, when firearms, ammunition and hunting supplies are free of state and local sales tax.
Voting & elections
Do you need an ID to vote?
Photo ID requested
Louisiana asks for photo ID, but a voter without one can sign an affidavit at the polls and vote.