Lent has begun and many Christians have entered a 40-day period of fasting and abstinence. Here's what you can and can't eat ...
A 2010 letter from the Archdiocese of New Orleans confirms alligator is considered “seafood” and permitted during Lent.
A 2010 letter from the Archbishop of New Orleans confirmed it: alligator is seafood under Catholic teaching, making it Lenten-approved in Louisiana every Friday.