Yea, I'm from Louisiana and I do keep hots, however as Cody and others have stated there's only a select few people that I'll let in my room when my snakes come out. I'm currently only keeping my cobra as I'm shifting my focus to cobras as I enjoy working with them more.
LA Laws have changed also, it's 1000 hours now, instead of 500. Also getting a permit for venomous has gotten increasingly hard, because they want you to work with somebody who actually has a venomous permit to sign off. This was a smart move in my book and something I recommended a year or two back.