When 79-year-old Nelene Guidroz heard his dogs barking early Monday morning, the last thing he expected to be causing the raucous was a 9-foot gator next to his back fence.
An Abbeville hunter could have had a trophy for the record books. Instead he is getting the book thrown at him by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
Fishing is a way of life here in Louisiana. Our parents start us out young and we grow up catching little baby brim to catfish the size of a 2 year old. However, once you reach a certain age, you must have the proper paperwork to be able to throw a line.
Next Saturday, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will be holding the “Give a Whoop” Teacher Workshop, which will be teaching the importance of reintroduction of Whooping Cranes back into Southwest Louisiana, and how they make it all happen.