From antiquity to modern times, the city has been rife with creatures that creep, slither, scurry and nest among its pillars ...

Louisiana’s wetlands face escalating destruction from invasive nutria, prompting intensified control measures, including bounties and public awareness campaigns. Despite efforts, the nutria ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Americans should hunt and cook nutrias, an invasive species found in marshy areas, to help curb their population.

At the Venice nutria rodeo, participant Jason Gibson, said, 'We’re doing Louisiana justice by doing this … just going out and killing ’em.' ...

Hunter Tanya Crowe, 2021 Miss Louisiana USA, takes aim during the Nutria Rodeo at the Venice Marina on Saturday, February 8, 2025 in Venice, Louisiana.

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First they came for Louisiana’s marshes. Now they may be coming for its swamps. Nutria, an invasive, orange-toothed rodent blamed for eating through several hundred acres of Louisiana marsh each ...

In a hotly contested statewide election across the state of Louisiana, Neuty the Nutria's seal of approval carries heavy weight — 22 pounds, more or less.

Morning Mix Louisiana backs off, lets family keep invasive rodent as a pet After initially attempting to seize Neuty, a 22-pound nutria, officials will allow the animal to remain with his adoptive ...

Louisiana officals worked out a deal for a family to keep a pet nutria in their home. The family is now allowed to apply for a permit to legally keep the nutria as a household pet.

A wounded baby nutria Denny Lacoste rescued is photographed in Metairie, La. Monday, March 13, 2023. Denny and Myra Lacoste have run afoul of state law by keeping a 22-pound nutria -- a beady-eyed ...