On Monday, the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said that it received an anonymous tip that four alligators had been captured and were being held in a container at an Evangeline Parish address.
A wildlife agent located four live alligators on the property on Oct. 7.
The state agency says 50-year-old John Sonnier was cited for possessing alligators during a closed season.
The alligators were seized and released into the wild

