(AP) — Cockfighting has been illegal in Louisiana since last year, but state police officials said they routinely get tips of the sort that led to a raid at a rooster-fighting club where officers seized 600 birds and nearly $60,000. State Police Sgt. Stephen LaFargue said troopers on Saturday shut down the Little Bayou Club, in the southwest Louisiana town of Sulphur, and issued 37 misdemeanor citations for cockfighting, gambling and contributing to juveniles’ delinquency. LaFargue said investigators get a regular flow of tips about illegal rooster fights.–Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at [email protected]
La. police seize 600 birds from cockfighting ring
March 16, 2009