Louisiana has the third largest feral hog population in the U.S. Only Texas and Oklahoma have more (up to 1.5 million in each state). A study by the LSU AgCenter estimates feral hogs cause upward ...

Feral hogs are trampling, digging and eating their way through a growing number of farms, causing more than $90 million worth of damage to Louisiana-grown rice, sugar cane and other crops each year.

Recent estimates indicate there are more wild hogs in Louisiana than the combined populations of New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Lafayette. In St. Charles Parish, the descendants of domesticated ...

The wild hogs have been called a "horrific plague" by former Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham, but liberal hunting laws, state-funded traps and a proposed $5 bounty on hog ...

The Bossier Phillies rallied for an 11-4 victory over the Houma-based Southland Hogs-Red in the American Legion Baseball ...

Feral hogs are found in all 64 parishes with a population estimated at 700,000. One local event hopes to put a small dent in those numbers for a good cause. It's the eighth annual Bryceland Hog-A ...

Under Louisiana law dangerous animals, like hogs, coyotes, nutria skunks, and alligators cannot be relocated and must be euthanized within 12 hours of being captured.

Couple's yard damaged by wild hogs and thieves in New Orleans East On Friday, Jaime Yepez and his daughter Gayle woke up to their backyard ripped apart. To stream WWL TV on your phone, you need ...

The wild hogs weren’t the only unwanted visitors that night. Feet away from the pig’s play place, a Kia Sedan sits abandoned in the mud. “You can see where they ripped part of the steering ...

Due to the increased presence of animals, the City of Kenner has hired Trapper John Schmidt’s team. Schmidt tells us coyotes are a danger to pets, and hogs are extremely dangerous to humans.

Louisiana Monroe takes a 2-1 lead. After a two-out walk, Ben Bybee allowed a two-run homer off the bat of Jacob Billings. First Inning. The Razorbacks stranded the bases loaded, but they still jump ...

Feral hogs are trampling, digging and eating their way through a growing number of farms, causing more than $90 million worth of damage to Louisiana-grown rice, sugar cane and other crops each ...