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21 January 2017 Colfax, Grant Parish, Louisiana Class B #56576

Homeowner describes ongoing activity from a neighboring swamp and takes interesting photos outside Colfax

Around midnight on January 21, 2017 the witness was making calls from the front porch and received a wood knock response from across the street, which drew the dog into the woods. When the dog went quiet the witness entered the woods, beat on an oak and shouted for the dog, then heard knocks, chest-beating, howls, a bluff charge and a tree pushed over while seeing eyeshine. After the witness told the entity to back away, the dog returned and they went home.

Wood knockEyeshineHowlTree breakAnimal behaviour +1
12 November 2003 Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana Class A #9567

While taking dog outside witness sees large bipedal shadow next to his shed

Late on a winter night the witness took the dog outside and saw a large hair-covered figure standing near a small building about 20-25 feet away. The witness and figure observed each other while the dog wanted to go inside and a strong foul smell was present. After briefly looking away at a noise, the witness went inside for a handgun, and on returning the figure was gone though sounds remained in the woods. A large footprint was found the next day.

Full-body sightingOdorUnidentified soundTracksAnimal behaviour
28 January 2001 Norwood, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Class B #4552

Strange late night sounds heard near Norwood

The witness was rabbit hunting at night and walking out of the woods along an old lane. Something in the brush to the side paced him for about 150 yards, stopping when he stopped, but his flashlight revealed nothing. Becoming scared, he turned off the light and ran to his truck.

Movement only
1980–1989 Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana Class A #1461

Witnesses saw Creature next to a Broken Tree

A group of youths watching cattle from a hill saw the herd become anxious and flee a corner of the field. They went to the fencerow to investigate and found reddish hair on barbed wire and a small pine twisted and knocked over high up. After hearing movement, two of them saw a face with gray-white eyes and reddish hair about seven feet up near the broken tree and watched it for about two minutes before fleeing.

Partial sightingHairTwistTree breakMovement only
Summer 1980 Jigger, Franklin Parish, Louisiana Class A #23745

Man recounts boyhood sighting at home near Jigger

On a clear sunny afternoon the witness as a child was playing in the woods behind the house with a relative and a companion when they heard something large breaking limbs and fled to the yard. From the yard about 300 yards away they saw a tall black man-shaped figure standing between trees at the woodline watching them until they went inside. The figure was described as about seven feet tall, muscular with long arms and a pointed head.

Full-body sightingMovement only
1979 Koran, Webster Parish, Louisiana Class B #1516

Unknown animal with loud scream visits lake front home, frightens dog; something heavy is heard walking in the water

The witness and their mother were inside their lakefront home near dusk when outdoor sounds went silent and their tethered dog howled and rushed inside to hide. Both then heard a loud non-human scream described as between a woman and a cougar, followed by loud splashing as something large moved through the water along the lake. After about five minutes normal swamp sounds resumed, suggesting whatever made the sounds continued down the lake.

ScreamMovement only
2 April 1973 Midway Between Homer & Haynesville, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana Class B #5021

Mother & children smell foul odor & hear unusual sounds in the night

The [name withheld] family was at home in a heavily wooded area when the dogs became fearful, usual night sounds stopped, and a strange stillness and odor were noticed. They then heard limbs breaking across the road as if caused by something large. The next morning the husband found a trail at the location that he could not identify.

Unidentified soundOdor
shortly after moving in Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana Related account #9567

Movement only near Many, Louisiana

Shortly after moving in, the witness saw a hardwood tree shaking vigorously and later found it was over 10 inches in diameter.

Movement only
About a month later Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana Related account #1461

Movement only near Pineville, Louisiana

About a month later a companion re-entered the woods with his dog while the witness waited at the fence, then ran back saying he saw it.

Movement onlyPartial sighting
When I was about nine years old Lisbon, Louisiana #cafe23b1-d981-48b0-967f-a80c345fc358

Growl near Lisbon, Louisiana

The witness and two other children walked past a forbidden cattle guard toward the woods and smelled something like something dead. After a few more steps, something gave a deep guttural growl from the edge of the woods to their left. They ran back to the house and were scolded for going past the guard.

GrowlOdor
Date unknown Leesville, Louisiana #ff31e3b5-1b34-4664-921b-b233ae0d7e79

Sasquatch sighting near Leesville, Louisiana

At a remote drop-zone field, the neighbor spent about 72 hours seeing black human-like shadows moving in the wood line. Other soldiers also shouted about seeing something huge running away. At night he heard unexplained shrieks and yowls, and on the last night something large leaned over his tent breathing before walking away.

SilhouetteScreamVocalizationMovement only
Date unknown Houma, Louisiana #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/04/24/sc-ep213-dark-waters

Dogman sighting near Houma, Louisiana

A fisherman trolling for redfish with his dog sees a large black shape moving between trees. The animal shows its head, described as a huge wolf, stares at the dog and growls. The fisherman flees by boat and later learns a local has seen the wolf-like animal before.

Partial sightingGrowlMovement only