Members of the Louisiana Legislature are sinking their teeth into a proposal to open up a new recreational alligator hunting ...

Advocates say alligator farming has turned the demand for boots and bags into a boost for a species often seen as scary, ...

Louisiana has 3 million alligators and lawmakers want to let the public help hunt them. A new bill would create the state's first recreational gator season — all you need is $50 and some luck in a ...

These wetlands, these alligators … it has to have some kind of monetary value,” said George Melancon, alligator research ...

Senate Bill 244 would open new season without affecting commercial industry.

Jacob Sagrera unrolls an alligator skin and lays it flat on a metal table, brushing off flecks of salt. He holds it up to the ...

Louisiana could soon have a recreational alligator hunting season. There’s a commercial alligator hunting season, but ...

Members of the Louisiana Legislature are sinking their teeth into a proposal to open up a new recreational alligator hunting ...

Louisiana’s publicly funded LA GATOR program helps families pay for private education. Nearly all of the students come from ...

The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) presented its proposed budget for the next fiscal year during a Senate committee ...