LA. STAT., ch. 37, no. 59, §1 (E. Johns & Co. 1842) (Law Passed 1813).
"CHAPTER 37.
CRIMES AND OFFENCES...
...An Act against carrying concealed weapons, and going armed in public places in an unnecessary manner, approved March 25, 1813.
59. Sec. I. That from and after the passage of this act, any person who shall be found with any concealed weapon, such as a dirk, dagger, knife, pistol, or any other deadly weapon concealed in his bosom, coat, or in any other place about him, that do not appear in full open view, any person so offending, shall, on conviction thereof, before an justice of the peace, be subject to pay a fine not to exceed fifty dollars, nor less than twenty dollars one half to the use of the State, and the balance to the informer; and should any person be convicted of being guilty of a second offence before any court of competent jurisdiction, shall pay a fine not less than one hundred dollars, to be applied as aforesaid, and be imprisoned for a time not exceeding six months."
Henry A. Bullard & Thomas Curry, eds., A New Digest of the Statute Laws of the State of Louisiana, from the Change of Government to the Year 1841, Inclusive (New Orleans, LA: E. Johns & Co., 1842), 252. Chapter 37—Crimes and Offences, An Act Against Carrying Concealed Weapons, and Going Armed in Public Places in an Unnecessary Manner, Number 59, § 1. Approved March 25, 1813.