Saying the state is overrun with alligators, Louisiana lawmaker calls for action

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A Louisiana lawmaker wants to explore expanding the hunting limits and season for alligators, which have exploded in population over the past 50 years, USA Today Network reports. There are more than 3 million alligators in the state, with just one-third of them farmed.  “We’re being overrun by alligators,” says Rep. Chad Brown, D-Plaquemine. “Two

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