Hey California: Eat More Louisiana Alligators
By Greg Hilburn, The News-Star, Monroe
Members of Louisiana's Congressional delegation are asking California lawmakers to remove an impending ban on the sale of alligator products there, which they said threatens an important industry in the bayous and on farms. Louisiana has the largest alligator population in America. Hunters harvest more than 28,000 wild alligators here annually, and farmers harvest more than 280,000, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.