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The school did not hold classes Monday due to the Spring Break holiday.
"First his head emerged out of the drain, and then his whole body," Metairie resident Steven Nicholson told WWL-TV.
Bucktown resident Paul D'Anna and a group of other men wrangled the alligator until wildlife officials arrived and placed it in the back of a pickup truck.
"I'm glad wildlife is here to take care of it now," D'Anna said, "Because believe me, it's a lot of anxiety for me."
The alligator will reportedly be relocated to Bayou Segnette.
"I couldn't believe it," Nicholson said, "Doesn't happen everyday, and I hope it doesn't happen again."