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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
October 1980 Oakdale, Allen Parish, Louisiana Class B #1278

While hunting with his dog, a hunter observes a creature in the brush

While hunting with a dog in the late afternoon, the witness felt watched. The dog ran into a thicket and barked, then a loud scream was heard over the barking followed by snapping branches, and the dog fled home. The witness then saw a tall dark outline standing in the brush about 25 yards away that seemed to start moving toward him, so he ran home and found the dog hiding.

Partial sightingScreamFootsteps
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
1980–1981 St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana Class B #1498

Hunters witness a large, dark, manlike creature pull a stump from the ground.

Two hunters walking toward a river heard a splash and saw a dark, muscular, hairy creature with its back to them. The creature pulled a cypress stump from the mud, threw it into the river, then turned to look at them and walked briskly away along the riverbank. The men then found large human-like footprints at the spot where it had stood.

Full-body sightingTracksObject throwing
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
Summer 1979 Vernon Parish, Louisiana Class A #1502

Five year old boy approached by a large, bi-pedal animal covered in dark hair

The witness was walking and playing in a dense wooded area as a young child. A tall bipedal figure covered head to toe in dark hair approached and then ran toward the witness at a steady pace through brush and trees. The witness fled the woods to a nearby house and did not see what the figure did afterward.

Full-body sighting
1978 Dry Prong, Grant Parish, Louisiana Class B #1456

Campers hear the woods come alive with screams

While camping with relatives in swampy woods, the witness heard prolonged screaming and strange noises through the night that frightened the group. They were unable to leave due to muddy roads and remained in camp until morning. At first light they found small trees snapped over, grass flattened, and what they described as huge footprints.

ScreamUnidentified soundTree breakTracks
Summer 1978 Ascension Parish, Louisiana Class C #1282

witnesses heard bizarre loud screams while out catching bullfrogs in a swamp.

The witness, then 8, was camping with relatives at a boat-access camp far back in the swamp. A little after 1 a.m., after a relative blew a hunting-dog horn to elicit an owl response, the group heard a single loud scream while lying on cots in the moonlight. The witness describes it as indescribable and unlike other swamp sounds, and says the group did not know what it was.

Scream
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