 is to focus on a few of those things that we think we can get a good handle on. You can track how well ship goals are being met at LouisianaShip.com. A nine-year-old boy was attacked by an alligator while swimming in Lake Pontchartrain on Sunday. The boy was with his family near the mouth of Bayou St. John around dusk when an alligator bit him on his left leg. His father quickly intervened, managing to free the boy from the alligator's grip.