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• Advocates rally in Baton Rouge in support of expanding the LA Gator Scholarship Program Play Video

  April 22, 2026 6:04 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Students, families, and advocates rallied at the Pentagon Barracks in Downtown Baton Rouge, calling for more funding for the LA Gator Scholarship Program. Kamyrn McKinnis is a graduating senior at Jehovah Jireh Christian Academy. It's a private school in Baton Rouge that she attends with help... more »

• Landry calls for voter help on amendment to free up money for teacher pay raises Play Video

  March 10, 2026 7:32 AM

  BATON ROUGE – Gov. Jeff Landry advocated for a constitutional amendment that would create a permanent teacher pay raise as well as an eventual elimination of the state income tax in an opening address to the Louisiana Legislature on Monday. Landry pushed for the passage of Proposed Amendment 3... more »

• Landry asks lawmakers: Do away with inspection stickers, fund LA GATOR, give him power over judges Play Video

  March 9, 2026 4:03 PM

  BATON ROUGE — Gov. Jeff Landry renewed his call Monday to eliminate the annual paper chase for Louisiana drivers: lining up for inspection stickers. Landry addressed lawmakers as they opened their 2026 session. In addition to eliminating the state's vehicle-inspection system, he also asked the Legislature to let more... more »

• Mother of 12-year-old boy found dead after alligator attack arrested on negligent homicide charges Play Video

  September 8, 2025 7:18 AM

  NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department arrested the mother of 12-year-old Bryan Vasquez after the missing boy's body was found after 12-day-long search, WWL reports. Hilda Vasquez was arrested and charged with second-degree cruelty to juveniles and negligent homicide on Sunday. “There has been a pattern... more »

• 'Monster' alligator done 'terrorizing' residents in Livingston Parish

  March 27, 2025 4:19 PM

  LIVINGSTON — Livingston Parish residents can now roam free after a baby alligator was taken off the streets Thursday afternoon. The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office apprehended the "monster" of an alligator roaming around a neighborhood. "All good now. Put up a fight," a Facebook post said, paired with... more »

• Ascension Parish's gator mascot, parish president visits nursing home to spread Valentine's Day love Play Video

  February 13, 2025 12:35 PM

  GONZALES — Parish President Clint Cointment visited senior citizens at a nursing home on Thursday with the parish's new alligator mascot to celebrate Valentine's Day. Senior citizens at The Parc Senior Living received a visit from the mascot, named Rilo, and the parish president as they handed out Valentine's... more »

• Governor Jeff Landry hosts press conference discussing slew of education bills passed in session

  June 19, 2024 11:22 AM

  LAFAYETTE - Wednesday morning, Jeff Landry hosted a press conference to speak in detail about various education bills he signed into law this past legislative session, including a bill requiring classrooms to display the Ten Commandments and one allowing parents to use public fund vouchers to send their kids to... more »

• Officers searching for men touting gator around French Quarter Play Video

  June 4, 2024 10:17 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - Have you seen this gator? Officers are searching for men carrying a three-foot reptile around like a pet. The New Orleans Police Department shared pictures of the men carrying around the gator on their shoulders, its mouth taped shut and tail taped around. NOPD says... more »

• 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 »