Baby pig that was tossed like a football is adopted and pardoned at Louisiana Capitol

Published February 28, 2024 11:36 AM

By SARA CLINE
Associated Press

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A baby pig, who was rescued after being tossed like a football near a Mardi Gras event in New Orleans, was officially adopted during a ceremony performed on the Louisiana Capitol steps Wednesday. The little pink critter, named Earl ‘Piglet’ Long, was adopted by a state lawmaker and will live on a farm in the Capitol region. While beads, stuffed animals and hand-decorated souvenirs are frequently seen being thrown during Carnival Season in Louisiana, pigs are not among those items.

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