Three men from Texas arrested for illegally possessing alligator in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS - Three men from Texas were cited after they found an alligator in Lafitte and brought it to New Orleans. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said Ediberto Sanchez, 48, Matthew Erwin, 45, and Elgein Konesheck, 48, all from Sealy, Texas, found an alligator near a park in Lafitte on May 30. The men brought the alligator to New Orleans and were spotted on the sidewalk of Esplanade Avenue with the animal, but were gone when authorities showed up. On June