article_snippet: A Louisiana man who said A Louisiana man who said he shot a man he mistook for an alligator shot a man
article_snippet: A Louisiana man who said he shot a man he mistook for an alligator mistook for an alligator will get a new trial after a jury couldn't make a decision in A Louisiana man who said he shot a man he mistook for an alligator second-degree murder case.
article_snippet: Chouest's defense attorney said Chouest's defense attorney client had been up for three days and shot at a silhouette his client mistook for an alligator as his client had no reason to believe anyone would be in his client driveway  at 4 a.m.
article_snippet: Lafourche assistant district attorneys Annette Fontana accused Chouest of fabricating the story about the alligator.
highlights_snippet: Prosecutors accused Chouest of fabricating the story about the alligator .