Alligator

Louisiana has more than 3 million wild alligators, and the state is expanding recreational hunting this fall. Here's what residents need to know.

Ever watched Swamp People and thought you could do it? Louisiana's new recreational alligator hunting season could give up to 5,000 hunters the chance to prove it.

South Louisiana's beloved fishing and crabbing spot goes on a restricted operating schedule beginning Wednesday, September 2, 2026.

A viral video making the rounds on social media shows a large alligator cruising through floodwaters in a neighborhood in Luling, Louisiana.

Imagine waking up and finding an alligator in your house. What would you do?

You never know what danger is waiting around the corner here in Louisiana.

Louisiana has nine official animals. Can you name them all? How many of them do you have a recipe for?

The gator in question weighed in at just over 800 pounds and was over 14 feet long, it's being described as "nightmare material".

A large alligator was spotted behind an apartment complex in Jennings, and residents are concerned that an even bigger gator could be nearby.

Alligators apparently like to play with drones too. They just play with them a little rougher than you or I might play with them.

An alligator captured recently in Mississippi has broken the state record for the longest female alligator. Oh, and the reptile could be 100 years old!

The attack prompted a stern warning to boaters who have been illegally feeding the reptiles.