and they have been spotted around Louisiana’s barrier islands. The alligator gar’s natural range once included the entire Mississippi River basin, as far north as Iowa, but it’s now known to ...

to Texas and Louisiana, primarily. To spawn successfully, alligator gar need access to flooded woods and fields, and though the East Texas floods of 2015 were catastrophic for the state’s ...

The state agency began to study alligator gar around the same time that it implemented the first-ever regulations for the species in 2009. Around that time, TPWD had begun to see gar populations ...

Alligator Gar Ball Stew, Redfish Veracruzana alla Ferrara, and John Folse’s Baked Goose Holly Beach. Louisiana Coastal Cooking is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available ...

In Louisiana, alligator mating season typically begins in April and lasts through May. During this time, male alligators will begin bellowing in order to attract mates and warn off rival suitors.

alligator gar. "Their survival is in part because of their unique defense system — scales made of a super hard enamel called ganoine," said Wade. "This armor plating has seen them survive ...

The Louisiana Wildlife Commission approved a notice of intent to extend the current 60-day alligator hunting season in both the East and West Zones. Louisiana's alligator population has exploded ...