Authorities lifted evacuations about two days after a brush fire ignited at Picayune Strand State Forest, forcing trailers ...

BATON ROUGE, LA. - Bills creating an annual recreational alligator season from October through December have begun advancing through the state Legislature this week. Following the passage of Senate ...

A once-famous Port Aransas alligator has found more than just a new home in Southeast Texas. Boots may have also found a mate. It's been about a month since the 12-foot alligator was relocated to ...

ABBEVILLE, La. (AP) — Jacob Sagrera unrolls an alligator skin and lays it flat on a metal table, brushing off flecks of salt. He holds it up to the light, looking for blemishes, and gives it a score.

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.

OCHOPEE, Fla. — “No American Aushwitz,” and “Free Them” were some of the signs that about a dozen protesters held on Monday outside Alligator Alcatraz, a Florida-run immigration detention center on ...

Fire crews are battling a wildfire in South Florida that has grown to nearly 25,000 acres on Wednesday, Feb. 25, as the blaze burned near the state's mass detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz ...

FILE: A judge said the state agency building “Alligator Alcatraz’ failed to present any evidence of the required environmental studies prior to construction. Crews in South Florida were trying to ...

Crews in Florida battle a 25,000-acre wildfire near ‘Alligator Alcatraz' The fire caused periodic lane closures due to smoke and poor visibility on the stretch of Interstate 75 known as Alligator ...

Crews in South Florida were trying to contain a wildfire in Big Cypress National Preserve that had burned more than 25,000 acres (100 square kilometers) near the immigration detention facility known ...