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Joseph LaCoste, Morgan City, rolled into the MCOFR weigh-in with this alligator gar.

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Joseph LaCoste's alligator gar weighs in at nearly 67 pounds.

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Kellan Corbin of Houma, who was fishing with Bubba Corbin, unloads a redfish for weighing in.

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Logan Bourgeois of Thibodaux shows a couple of speckled trout.

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Vehicles began pulling up to the weigh-in station at 2 p.m. Saturday.

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Volunteers from Nicholls State joined the locals at the Morgan City Open Fishing Rodeo weigh-in at Municipal Auditorium.

They're weighing in for the MCOFR

Sat, 06/13/2026 - 3:11pm

The weigh-ins began at 2 p.m. Saturday at Municipal Auditorium for the annual Morgan City Open Fishing Rodeo.

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A female alligator protecting and keeping watch over her young.

The Review/John K. Flores

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Alligators have become a nuisance in some areas where they are found in subdivisions, particularly where residents have ponds.

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Christine Flores and a boat-load of alligators from a commercial harvest, waiting offloading.

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A farmer candles alligator eggs to ensure their viability.

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Alligator hides can be utilized for all sorts of luxury leather products.

John K. Flores: Will new recreational season reduce gator population?

Fri, 06/05/2026 - 6:00am

By JOHN K. FLORES

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Students from Hiram College release black-bellied whistling ducks.

The Review/John K. Flores

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Sarah Mabey, center, releases a black-bellied whistling duck on Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge.

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A walk-in trap contains black-bellied and fulvous whistling ducks.

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A Hiram College student holds a black-bellied whistling duck.

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A Hiram College student releases a black-bellied whistling duck.

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Link and his techs carry a holding crate for black-bellied and fulvous whistling ducks.

John K. Flores: The coast counts during bird survey

Fri, 05/22/2026 - 6:00am

When you think of the definition of the word “odyssey,” it can have two definitions. One is a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune.

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