View and purchase local photos by award-winning local American Press photographers here.The baby alligators on display have their jaws held closed with a rubber band because of their sharp teeth to prevent children from having a bad experience with the babies at Creole Nature Trail Adventure Point in Sulphur, Louisiana on Saturday, June 9, 2018.

Kirk Mechenwrh_0608_rediscover_slwa-5A man throws a cast net into Lake Charles near Interstate 10 bridge.

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Rick HickmanAt Crying Eagle in Lake Charles, La., Monday, June 8, 2020. (Rick Hickman/Lake Charles American Press)

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