Louisiana hunters soon will be able to add alligators to their trophy rooms after Gov. Jeff Landry signed a bill to create a recreational season as the reptile population explodes in the state. Senate ...

Louisiana's Legislature has approved a bill to create the state's first recreational alligator hunting season. The season is intended to manage a growing alligator population, which now exceeds 3 ...

In Louisiana, alligators are more than just a tourist attraction. They’re a cultural tradition, and for some people, a safety concern. Now, a new law taking effect in October will change who gets to ...

A bill that would create a recreational hunting season for alligators in Louisiana moved closer to final passage April 14 after it cleared a House committee with no opposition. Franklin state Sen.

Last week, a bill to establish a recreational alligator hunting season passed in the state senate. While Louisiana currently allows highly-regulated commercial alligator hunting, this would open up ...

By: Jim Brown Big news from the Louisiana Legislature. A new law has been passed that will allow a season for the recreational hunting of alligators. In the ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) – Bills creating an annual recreational alligator season from October through December have begun advancing through the state Legislature this week. Following the passage of ...

Louisiana may expand its wild alligator harvesting opportunities to recreational hunters if the Legislature passes a bill that secured unanimous approval in a committee hearing March 11. Franklin ...

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