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14 April 2026 Westlake, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana Class A #80099

Sasquatch sighting near Westlake, Louisiana (2026)

The witness was handling hay bales behind the house and went to retrieve one that had fallen near a swampy drop-off. After circling around a large tree, the witness saw a very large dark upright figure crashing away through vines and palmettos. The figure headed east then turned northwest, wading across a waist-deep canal on two legs before becoming obscured by brush.

Partial sightingFootsteps
23 June 2023 Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana Class A #76049

Local resident has close range daylight road crossing encounter 8mi W of Natchitoches

The witness was driving home and turned onto a dirt road when a tall, russet-brown, hair-covered figure crossed the road about 50 feet ahead. It cleared the road in two or three steps and disappeared into pine trees. The sighting occurred about an hour before dark in clear, hot weather.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
July 2018 Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana Class A #67271

Road crossing sighting by two witnesses on Hwy 175 between Many and Pleasant Hill

The witness was driving with two passengers on Highway 175 toward Many, Louisiana, when an upright, hairy, man-shaped creature crossed the road in a heavily wooded area. The witness saw its right arm and legs as it stepped into the woods and described it as huge and lanky with long hair hanging from its arms. The witness and a relative in the car both reacted verbally at the time and later said they no longer travel there at night.

Road crossingPartial sighting
11 May 2015 Melville, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Class A #48665

Woman has clear daytime view of a large Biped

On a rainy afternoon a woman who was home alone heard two whoops from the tree line behind her house. She looked up and watched a tall, dark-haired figure step out of the trees, walk five long steps to the side while looking down, and step back into the forest. She called a relative to return home, and a later visit to the spot found trampled vegetation, stacked broken limbs, and a strong odor.

Full-body sightingWhoop
12 December 2005 Golddonna, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana Class A #13350

Hunter observes upright hairy creature in the Kisatchie National Forest

The witness was hunting from a chair in Kisatchie National Forest when he saw a very large, very black figure walking through open woods about 60 to 80 yards away. He watched it take about eight or nine steps before it went behind a fallen tree and did not reappear, then he left. He returned the next day to compare the nearby trees to estimate its size.

Full-body sighting
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
18 November 2000 Georgetown, La Salle Parish, Louisiana Class A #1536

Two teenage deer hunters have encounter while hunting

Two teenage hunters were in an enclosed ground-level deer stand when they noticed something approaching wild hogs. They watched for about 10 minutes as it moved crouched, scratched its head and made deer-like blowing sounds, then stood upright after hearing a shotgun clink, causing the hogs to flee. The witnesses fled on a 4-wheeler and one looked back to see it standing by a tree watching them leave.

Full-body sightingVocalization
10 October 2000 Sorrento, Ascension Parish, Louisiana Class A #514

Early evening sighting by motorist near Sorrento

The witness was driving west on a highway at dusk with headlights on when a tall hairy biped rose from a roadside ditch into the headlight beam. The witness described a very thin light-gray animal with a small round head, extra-long arms, and pale areas around the eyes standing upright. Alone and unable to turn, the witness continued driving without stopping.

Full-body sighting
8 August 2000 Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana Class A #3777

Logger has two encounters over three day period

The witness and a companion were surveying a property line early in the morning when they saw a creature standing beside a large bush near a drying bayou about eighty feet away. One of them shouted at it and it fled north. Tracks and hair found at the site were later documented by an investigator, with the hair analysis determining the hairs were bovine.

Full-body sighting
1998–2000 Georgetown, La Salle Parish, Louisiana Class A #1458

A motorist observed a hunched over, brownish-red creature crossing the road #2. Cast made of a 12" track, only a couple of days old, that was found 1/2 to 3/4 of a mile into the woods by BFRO investigator Scott Kessler

The witness was driving west on a gravel road in the afternoon when a brownish-red creature crossed the road south to north a short distance ahead. The witness estimated it at 6-7 feet tall and over 300 pounds, moving very fast in a few steps with arms pumping and a hunched posture. The witness stopped at the crossing point but noted no odor and found no tracks due to hard ground.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
6 December 1996 Pollock, Grant Parish, Louisiana Class A #1537

Forest Service surveyor finds over 20 large foot prints along a forest service road

The witness stopped after noticing large footprints on the side of a road and found over 20 tracks that entered the woods, crossed the road, and continued into the woods. The tracks had five toes, were larger than the witness's size-12 boot, and sank deeper than the witness's boot print. Deer tracks and deer hair were also present around the tracks. The witness left to get a camera and returned to take five Polaroid photos of the tracks.

Tracks
November 1987 Oil City, Caddo Parish, Louisiana Class A #1313

creature walked directly towards witness.

The witness stopped his boat along Black Bayou and approached a levee to check a pond for ducks. From behind a tree he watched a shaggy bipedal creature walk toward him along the levee, closing from about 200 yards to about 100 yards. The creature paused and looked toward his hiding spot, then ran over the levee into dense woods, covering distance much faster than the witness could while running to the levee top for another look.

Full-body sighting
1 July 1985 Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana Class A #5609

Child has encounter while looking at the night sky

In 1985 the witness stood in a large backyard bordering pine forest late in the evening to look for a comet when an extremely loud scream came from the forest edge. While running toward the house the witness saw a very large upright creature standing in shadows at the tree line that seemed to move after the witness slipped. The witness ran inside to report it to a relative and returned the next day to sit in the branch level with where the creature's head had been.

ScreamPartial sighting
5 June 1982 Greenwell Springs, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Class A #6530

Child has encounter while playing near a creek

The witness, then about seven and alone, went to play in the woods behind the house and climbed through a ditch draining into a creek. On climbing out, the witness saw a reddish-brown figure standing motionless and staring from a bamboo thicket. The witness slowly backed away without turning and then ran from the woods.

Full-body sighting
15 July 1981 Rural Area At The Time; 6 Miles Out Of Town, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Class A #2764

2 mini-bike riders chased by large bipedal creature

The witness and a relative were riding a minibike through a new subdivision when they noticed an upright, black, hairy figure about 500 yards away moving toward them on the road. After backtracking briefly they looked back and saw it approaching faster in the middle of the road, then fled on the minibike without looking back and kept the incident to themselves for years.

Full-body sighting
18 October 1980 Winnsboro, Franklin Parish, Louisiana Class A #2388

Lost hunter has encounter with mangy looking bi-pedal creature

The witness had been hunting with a relative and became lost for most of the day. While walking along an old road bed in the afternoon, the witness heard a noise and saw a tall, thin-haired bipedal creature about 50 feet ahead. The creature stood and looked at the witness for a few seconds, then turned and walked back into the woods, glancing back once. The witness then fled and made it out of the woods about an hour later.

Full-body sighting
15 October 1980 Tioga, Rapides Parish, Louisiana Class A #26124

Man recalls seeing a large creature walk across his yard near Tioga

When the witness was a child, they were awakened at night and saw a large shadow filling the bedroom window. They went to the back door and watched a large black hairy figure step over a chain-link fence and walk into the woods. The figure was later described as about eight feet tall with a conical head tilted forward and swinging arms.

Full-body sightingSilhouette
July 1980 Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana Class A #7236

Pre-teens encounter 2 ape like creatures while exploring the woods

Three children exploring deep woods came to a wide stream and saw two hair-covered figures crouched on the opposite bank drinking. The figures stared at the children for about 30 seconds, then one made a hand motion and both turned and ran into the woods. The children ran the opposite way until out of the woods.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
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