Appeals judges heard arguments on whether Alligator Alcatraz must halt over environmental concerns in the Everglades. A ...

BATON ROUGE, LA. - Bills creating an annual recreational alligator season from October through December have begun advancing through the state Legislature this week. Following the passage of Senate ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A Louisiana lawmaker is pushing to open a recreational alligator hunting season, citing a growing gator population and unused commercial hunting tags being returned each year ...

Louisiana lawmakers are considering a bill to create a recreational alligator hunting season. The proposed season would be open to 5,000 lottery-selected hunters annually, with a two-gator limit.

A federal judge in Miami gave the state of Florida 60 days to clear out the immigrant detention facility called Alligator Alcatraz, handing environmentalists and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians a win ...

The church regards alligator as seafood, thus making it okay for someone to consume it during Lent without feeling like they sinned. Former New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond wrote a letter in 2010 ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - As Catholics across Louisiana prepare for the first Friday of Lent, a 15-year-old letter from the Archdiocese of New Orleans is once again making the rounds with a clear ...

DETROIT (WXYZ) — Detroit Animal Care and Control is in possession of an alligator and a turtle after they were found this week in Detroit. According to a ...

A man was arrested on Bourbon Street for carrying a live, 4-foot alligator. Eurell D. Johnson faces charges including possession of a live alligator, marijuana and being a felon in possession of a ...

Wildlife agents seized a live alligator on Bourbon Street in New Orleans early Valentine’s Day. A 25-year-old man was arrested while carrying the 4-foot reptile. Charges include firearm possession by ...

A Gainesville man was charged with violating his probation and carrying a concealed weapon after police responded to reports of gunshots fired at the Oaks Mall Saturday evening. Elijah Williams, 19, ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A convicted felon was arrested early Saturday (Feb. 14) for allegedly carrying a gun and a live alligator through Carnival crowds on Bourbon Street, state wildlife officials said.