Laws, who has spent almost a decade at Glanford Park, is tipped to take over at Sheffield Wednesday next week and cut an animated figure on the touchline.
It obviously meant a lot to him to go out on a winning note, but Booth's trademark header four minutes from time cancelled out Matt Sparrow's opener and Laws had to settle for a point.
Huddersfield have won just three out of 11 home games in league and cup this season and employed a 4-5-1 system which left Booth on his own up front.
The Town fans, starved of winning football at the Galpharm Stadium, are not happy with the lone striker system on home turf and there would have been noisy protests had Booth not rescued the game.
In the final analysis a draw was a fair result as neither side was able to turn periods of domination into chances.
Huddersfield's early play suggested they could hit back after last week's 3-0 drubbing at home to Brighton with Danny Schofield firing over after Michael Collins' overhead kick set up the chance.
Defender Martin McIntosh had the first of two powerful free-kicks and his hard a low effort was saved by Joe Murphy.
Collins' forward runs and passing was eye-catching and he was driving Huddersfield forward.
However when he suffered a cut above the eye he had to leave the field for stitches and Town were fortunate not to go behind in the five minutes they were down to ten men.
The dangerous Cleveland Taylor crossed for 13-goal marksman Billy Sharp whose header thumped against the bar with Matt Glennon beaten.
Collins came back with a bandage around his forehead but was not the same force.
After the break Huddersfield again started best with Nat Clarke, back in the side after being dropped following an error-riddled display against Doncaster, heading straight at Murphy.
Collins' short corner ended with a brilliant flick header from Booth just going wide, but the Iron went ahead in the 55th minute and Taylor was the man who broke the deadlock.
Up against 17-year-old debutant left-back Joe Skarz, he was able to cause real damage down the right and he centred for Andy Keogh to head down and Sparrow reacted quickest to fire home from close range.
Huddersfield boss Peter Jackson was forced to change his formation and send on an extra striker in Luke Beckett, but the home side was repeatedly denied by Murphy who remained strong.
McIntosh's free-kick was plucked from the air and Murphy blocked at Mark Hudson's feet.
Murphy also pulled off a great stop from Schofield, before Booth snatched a point. Gary Taylor-Fletcher produced the cross of the game and Booth was there to head into the bottom corner.