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• St. Martin Parish considering repealing alligator feeding ban

  July 18, 2022 8:19 AM

  ST. MARTIN PARISH - An ordinance prohibiting the feeding of alligators except for in zoos and rehabilitative services could soon be revised or repealed completely. The ban on alligator feeding has been instated in St. Martin Parish since 2008. However, Parish President Chester Cedars said the increased use of... more »

• Only in Louisiana: Alligator disrupts exams at high school Play Video

  May 17, 2022 3:42 PM

  SLIDELL - High school students were surprised to see an alligator had made its way onto their campus Tuesday morning. The resource officer at Slidell High School made sure the four-and-a-half foot gator stayed where it was for half an hour while waiting for animal control to arrive. ... more »

• Deputies: St. Tammany Parish man killed by former co-worker

  October 26, 2020 10:31 AM

  ST. TAMMANY PARISH - According to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office (STPSO), a 57-year-old man and an accomplice have been arrested in connection with the August 12 murder of one of the man's former co-workers. Detectives say 61-year-old Everett Wayne Finely (also known as James Finley and "Gator”) was... more »

• Alligator spotted by levee downtown Play Video

  July 6, 2019 12:19 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Some folks just wanted to have a relaxing breakfast down by the levee this morning when they were joined by an uninvited guest. At first they thought it was just a log floating in the current, but soon realized that it was an alligator once... more »

• 10-year-old girl in Florida pries open gator's mouth to free her leg

  May 8, 2017 2:59 PM

  ORLANDO, Fla. - A 10-year-old girl in Florida survived after she managed to wrestle her leg from the jaws of an alligator Saturday. The girl was swimming in a designated swim area of Lake Mary Jane, with water about two feet deep and 10 feet from the shore, when... more »

• Deputies apprehend gator in subdivision front yard

  August 5, 2016 12:51 PM

  BELLE CHASSE - Sheriff’s deputies in Plaquemines Parish took a 7-foot gator into “custody” in a Belle Chasse subdivision on Wednesday night. Deputies responded to the scene in the 120 block of Bradley Place after they received reports of a disoriented alligator that had wandered its way into a... more »

• Gator found holding human body in its mouth in Florida

  June 8, 2016 11:27 AM

  LAKELAND, Fla. - Officials in Florida said they were trying to trap an alligator on Tuesday afternoon after the animal was spotted holding a human body in its mouth as it swam across a lake. Lakeland Police said they first received a 911 call from a senior living community... more »

• Monster gator spotted on Florida golf course

  May 31, 2016 10:09 AM

  PALMETTO, Fla. - Surreal video has emerged on the web after a golfer encountered a massive gator on a Florida golf course. Charles Helms posted the video to his Facebook page last Wednesday after he spotted the monstrous gator roaming freely on the Buffalo Creek Golf Course in Palmetto,... more »

• WATCH: Big gator surprises father, daughter on fishing trip; Video goes viral Play Video

  April 12, 2016 9:41 PM

  ST. MARTINVILLE - A video of a man from Baton Rouge is making its way around the Internet. The video, which has been viewed more than 2 million times, shows a his close-call with a large alligator. Lucas Burgos and his daughter Evan went on a camping and fishing... more »

• LWF trying to catch elusive 'gator some residents say is too close to home Play Video

  March 29, 2016 10:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Residents living in the Springlake Bluebonnet Highlands area have spotted an alligator lurking in Lake Longwood. Wildlife & Fisheries has been called but have not caught the reptile. The alligator has been spotted for the last couple of weeks, since a big rain event. The Bluebonnet... more »