Louisiana's alligator population has exploded to over 3 million, leading to a bill for a new recreational hunting season.

Louisiana has an alligator population exceeding 3 million, twice the number of Florida.

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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 ...

Louisiana has underrated hunting for trophy bucks, but most of it occurs in the parishes that border the Mississippi River in the northeastern quadrant of the state. Ask a hunter about the possibility ...

Louisiana lawmakers are considering a bill to create a recreational alligator hunting season. The proposed season would be open to 5,000 lottery-selected hunters annually, with a two-gator limit.