Louisiana Flower Power

[jeregenest]

Louisiana has a 65 year old florist licensing law. Thats right, in 1939 Louisiana became the only state in the country to require florists to pass a licensing exam. A two-part florist licensing exam, which includes a one-hour written test and a four-hour practical test. The arrangements created in the latter part of the exam are judged by licensed florists, the very people with whom the applicant intends to compete.

There's a good overview article here and here

Now the whole free-trade, unlawful restriction of commerce is getting in the news (I heard about this on NPR) but I'm a gamer and I immediately went "I must use this for my Nobilis game!" It just drips potential in a game where flowers are power and the Cleave of Botanists is a premier secret society (okay one of the two given in the GWB, that makes it premier)

Yet another thing that proves that reality is stranger than any fiction.