Posted on 06/20/2024 12:31:09 PM PDT by Red Badger
Three Texas men have been cited in connection with the illegal possession of an alligator in the New Orleans French Quarter.
On May 30, the men were seen at Esplanade and Dauphine with the alligator.
Nearly a month later, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries identified the men as Ediberto Sanchez, 48, Matthew Erwin, 45, and Elgein Konesheck, 48, all from Sealy, Texas.
The men told Wildlife and Fisheries agents that they found the alligator near a park in Lafitte and released it into a bayou in New Orleans unharmed after being seen with it in the French Quarter.
All three were cited for having a live alligator without a permit, which is an offense that comes with a $250 to $500 fine.
What jerks. I’m glad the innocent alligator is OK, but it would be happier if it had chomped down on at least one of those idiots.......
You live in NOLA? My grandmother did and we drove down from Chicago every spring to spend Easter with her. She had a wonderful house on St. Charles Ave...
I still love the New Orleans I knew. Hope it’s not too very different now.
It’s very different now. Sorry. Glad you have good memories.
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