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‘Swamp People’ star Troy Landry cited in alligator hunting sting

By WAFB Staff
Published: Oct. 3, 2024 at 4:32 PM CDT|Updated: 15 hours ago


BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has cited famed gator hunter Troy Landry following an undercover sting, records show.

Landry, the 64-year-old star of the show. “Swamp People,” was charged with two counts of “Failing to Tag An Alligator Upon Taking,” according to a Wildlife and Fisheries (LDFW) incident report.

LDWF agents say they got a tip that certain people were hunting alligators in Lake Palourde, located in St. Mary Parish, despite not having permission to hunt on that property.

Last month, the two agents say they staked out the area for six hours until they spotted Landry and two other people, including “an unidentified cameraman,” arrive in the area by boat.


In their incident report, the agents said they later determined Landry did indeed have permission to hunt on the property. However, he allegedly did not have the proper alligator tags to hunt in that area.

Alligator tags, which are issued by LDWF, are property-specific tags that are required for licensed hunters to harvest alligators in Louisiana. The number of tags issued for a certain area is based on the number of alligators believed to be in that particular habitat. The tags must remain attached to the alligator until it is processed.

“Mr. Landry also admitted that prior to the agents making contact with him, he cut a dead ‘stiff’ alligator loose from his line and let it float away,” the report said.

Agents said they found the dead alligator floating in the lake “with the same line hanging from its mouth as the rest of Mr. Landry’s lines,” the incident report said.


Landry ultimately received two citations. One was for having an improperly tagged alligator and the other was for the dead alligator.

The charges each carry a potential fine of up to $950 and the possibility of imprisonment of up to 120 days.

Landry told WAFB-TV that he had “nothing to say” about the incident. “I got a speeding ticket also last month but I have nothing to say about it,” he added.