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November 1977 Farmerville, Union Parish, Louisiana Class A #1501

Two witnesses see a large, black creature while loading firewood on a truck

The witness and a relative were loading firewood into a truck when they noticed a large black hairy creature about 50-60 yards away. The creature had come out of the woods and watched them for about 30 seconds. It then walked away briskly into the woods.

Full-body sighting
1977–1981 Lisbon, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana Class A #2080

Multiple happenings over several years time span

At night while at home, the witness and two relatives heard a loud impact that shook the rear of the house. They then observed a tall, large dark hair-covered figure passing a high dining-room window and filling it from edge to edge. A relative retrieved a firearm and the household stayed awake for most of the night.

Partial sightingDoor or window contact
Summer 1976 DOYLINE, Webster Parish, Louisiana Class B #23882

Woman recounts incident involving her father near town of Doyline on Lake Bistinue

Late one evening in 1976, a neighbor arriving home reportedly found a large hairy dark man-like creature on his porch. The creature fled when headlights hit it and leaped over a six-foot fence. The neighbor's wife had been inside holding a pistol after hearing something pull on the screen door. The witness's father then saw the creature run and leap a wide creek, hearing a grunt on landing, before it disappeared.

Full-body sightingDoor or window contactVocalization
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
14 October 1972 Jennings, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana Class A #7715

Duck hunters have early morning encounter

The witness and a companion were duck hunting by boat in a Louisiana bayou at dawn when they noticed a large hairy form in the water ahead. The form appeared to walk upright toward them, showing long hair, a bearded face, and swaying shoulders above the waterline. Unable to identify it or get a verbal response, they became frightened and motored away, abandoning their decoys.

Partial sighting
November 1971 Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana Class A #23227

Daylight sighting by squirrel hunter outside Sarepta

The witness was squirrel hunting along a creek when dogs approached from the opposite bank. A hair-covered biped broke through brush, slid toward the water, climbed back up, looked toward the witness, then jogged north out of sight. The dogs stopped barking and did not follow the trail to the creek.

Full-body sighting
15 September 1971 Lake Charles -Westlake Area, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana Class A #23018

Woman recounts childhood sighting behind her house near Lake Charles

The witness was playing on the back screen door at home in the evening while food was cooking inside. From about 50 feet away under a bright light, the witness watched a tall reddish-haired biped rip open a metal trash can and dig through garbage for about 20 minutes. A parent then pulled the children inside and shut the door, and the next morning trash was scattered and the lid was bent.

Full-body sightingProperty disturbance
May 1970 Marrero, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana Class A #56107

Memory told of a nighttime sighting while working as a police officer answering a prowler call in Marrero

Two officers responding to a late-night prowler call encountered a tall dark hair-covered biped. It was first seen pressed against a house, then moved between houses and crossed a residential street under a streetlight before disappearing into a wooded marshy area near a canal. The officers watched it cross the wide street in three strides without running, and tracking dogs lost its scent at the marsh.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
1970–1979 Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana Class A #1459

Witness looked up into the eyes of Bigfoot

The witness was playing outside at night by the driveway next to the woods and walked toward a streetlight when a tall hairy figure was standing directly in front. The witness looked up at its face and eyes while it looked down without expression, then ran inside to tell parents who dismissed it. A few minutes later a relative and a friend ran inside saying they heard someone walking in the woods.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
1967–1968 Louisiana #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2018/04/29/sc-ep428-sasquatch-in-maine

Sasquatch sighting in Louisiana (1967)

The witness, age 6-7, wandered down a trail from a family levee picnic while watching for snakes. He noticed movement by a large tree about 15-20 feet away, made eye contact with a dark figure, and it screamed and thrust its head forward. He ran back to the picnic blanket believing it meant to harm him.

Partial sightingScream
Fall 1925 Bordelonville, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana Class B #24413

Woman recounts a tale her Grandfather told her about a frightening incident near Horseshoe Lake

In fall 1925, two brothers were walking to duck blinds at sunrise near a lake in Louisiana with a kerosene lamp. They noticed two red reflections in the treeline that approached them, revealing a furry, lumbering figure with red eyes reflecting the light. When it came within a few feet, the brothers dropped their gear and fled home in fear.

EyeshinePartial sighting
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
BFRO YEAR: 1991 & 2008 Varnado, Washington Parish, Louisiana Class B #25548

A hunter recalls finding giant footprints as a boy, and recently heard a strange vocalization while hunting hogs late at night on the outskirts of Varnado

Family members found a line of large human-like footprints in sand that started at a lake, went up a steep sand bank, and continued toward a thick swamp. The prints were described as about 16 inches long with a very long stride of about eight feet. The discovery was reported in summer 1991 after a relative noticed the tracks by the lake.

Tracks
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
BFRO YEAR: Mid- to Late-1970s Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana Class A #1460

Two Large Creatures Were Seen Coming Out of Creek

As a child camping with family, the witness woke at night and stayed up to watch raccoons. Two large hair-covered creatures waded across a creek into the camp, growling and grunting while going through items left out. The frightened witness hid and remained still until they left the way they came, after which the raccoons returned.

Full-body sightingGrowlVocalizationProperty disturbance
on the occasions this thing visited close to our home Lisbon, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana Related account #2080

Animal behaviour near Lisbon, Louisiana

When the visitor came close the family dogs would not bark and would leave for days, and family members often felt watched along the road.

Animal behaviour
On another night, in the early fall Lisbon, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana Related account #2080

Footsteps near Lisbon, Louisiana

On another night a relative and the witness heard walking and stick-breaking outside open windows with heavy breathing and a slight deep moan, but were too frightened to look.

FootstepsVocalization
BFRO YEAR: 92 or 93 Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana Class A #3631

Late afternoon sighting by motorists, off I-49 20 miles south of Natchitoches

The [name withheld] was driving north on I49 when they saw a tall, black, hairy bipedal creature standing about 100 yards away near a fence and woods. Another driver ahead also appeared to see it, and both drivers later stopped at a gas station and confirmed to each other that they had seen something unusual. The [name withheld] stated it was not a bear and has since shown the spot to friends but never investigated on foot.

Full-body sighting
BFRO YEAR: 97-98 Holden, Livingston Parish, Louisiana Class B #12087

Trapper experiences nighttime vocalizations

The witness was baiting coon traps on a powerline edge after dark when he heard something approaching in the woods. The source stayed about 10 yards inside the treeline pacing back and forth and did not emerge. When the witness shone a flashlight toward the sounds he could see nothing for undergrowth, heard whooping, and the source ran off.

FootstepsWhoop
Early February Colfax, Grant Parish, Louisiana Related account #56576

Tracks near Colfax, Louisiana

In early February the witness mowed a path across the street, found a fresh large footprint, photographed the area, then heard human-like sloshing in the swamp and left.

TracksFootsteps