Gator Farmers Snap Back at California Leather Ban

  • Bayou state says alligator products ban will destroy industry
  • Alligator product sales add $80 million to Louisiana’s economy
An alligator is seen in Avondale, Louisiana.Photographer: Chris Graythen/Getty Images
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A California law that’ll make alligator-skin boots and purses taboo has Louisiana farmers ornery.

The Bayou State accused California in a lawsuit of trying to “destroy” the lucrative market for American alligator with its ban on the sale of the animals’ skins.