Advocates say commercial alligator farming has helped preserve a species often seen as scary, bothersome or good only for ...

These wetlands, these alligators … it has to have some kind of monetary value,” said George Melancon, alligator research biologist for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

A Louisiana farm that raises alligators for skins used in luxury goods also helps conserve the species. After the alligator was listed as endangered, the state proposed boosting numbers by having ...

Louisiana could soon have a recreational alligator hunting season. There’s a commercial alligator hunting season, but Franklin Senator Robert Allain says with the number of alligators ...

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 ...

On Tuesday, March 11, 2026, the City of Monroe approved a letter of intent for Developer Prairie Cloud Growth to study the ...

Introduced in the Louisiana Legislature, the bill would create a recreational alligator hunting season, opening the door for ...

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 ...

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

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. Senate Bill 244, filed ...

The Florida Ice Hockey Club will finish up the 2025-26 season at the Florida Panthers IceDen in Coral Springs with hopes to clinch a championship. To achieve that goal, they have two opportunities. UF ...

A new bill in the Mississippi Legislature could reintroduce black bear hunting for the first time in nearly a century. The proposed legislation would authorize the state's wildlife department to ...