New Orleans, Louisiana - Swamp Tour - Gators in Nawlins

This tour provides up close and personal sightings of alligators in the wild just outside of New Orleans, Louisiana. (But within the city limits, otherwise known as New Orleans East).

Before I moved to NOLA (New Orleans, Louisiana) and lived in Slidell I decided to go to the Quarter (French). The traffic inbound to NOLA was at a halt. Approximately 10 cars up from mine, I saw the tail of a live gator. I rolled down the window and sat out of the car, and in amazement looked at a gator that was about 12 feet long and bigger around than I care to describe. Not a soul would get out of their car, or move their car... wisely enough. After 45 minutes, a rescue ranger arrived and with dart and without a struggle, captured the gator. [Donna K, 08/16/2001]