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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
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
early fall 2013 Louisiana #113ce5d2-096a-4511-b383-f175be4d6b00

Sasquatch sighting in Louisiana (2013)

While following a white sedan on a misty morning, the witness saw the car brake hard and then saw a huge black man-like figure stepping off the road into the grass. It filled his passenger window despite being twenty feet or more away. The sedan exited ahead and he did not speak with its occupants.

Partial sightingRoad crossing
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
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
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
1979–1980 Louisiana #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/07/27/sc-ep130-a-trapper-is-killed

Sasquatch sighting in Louisiana (1979)

The guest and his friend went behind a pond to flank others during a nighttime bottle-rocket war. They heard loud raspy heavy breathing and saw a tall hairy figure approach on two legs. The guest shone a flashlight on its torso and yellow eyeshine before it raised a large hand to block the light, and both boys fled screaming.

Partial sightingEyeshineMovement onlyUnidentified sound
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
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
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
1955–1960 Louisiana #5f830af4-b4f3-41af-b8e3-743099a9e8cc

Sasquatch sighting in Louisiana (1955)

As a youth hunting with a small dog, the witness followed the dog down a creek and found a long dark form lying in a dugout in the bank. Looking closer the witness saw feet, a bleeding leg with sand piled on it, breathing and grumbling, and a large hand thrown behind it like a resting person. Frightened, the witness carried the dog away quietly then ran home.

Partial sightingVocalization
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
in 1976 Georgetown, La Salle Parish, Louisiana Related account #1458

Sasquatch sighting near Georgetown, Louisiana

The witness and a relative saw a brownish creature crossing a pipeline in the same general area.

Partial sighting
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
10, 11 years old Lisbon, Louisiana #cafe23b1-d981-48b0-967f-a80c345fc358

Footsteps near Lisbon, Louisiana

At night with windows open, the witness heard heavy footsteps breaking limbs and crunching leaves approach the bedroom window, then loud breathing in and out. The witness was paralyzed with fear until the mother pulled the witness from bed. After something struck the back of the house hard, the witness, mother, and grandmother saw a huge brown-haired form blocking the dining room window before it moved sideways toward the bedroom.

FootstepsVocalizationProperty disturbancePartial sighting
Date unknown Leesville, Louisiana #ff31e3b5-1b34-4664-921b-b233ae0d7e79

UFO sighting near Leesville, Louisiana

A few days later at a different training location, the soldier watched red, green and blue lights moving through distant trees at dusk. The lights appeared organic with soft hazy glow and seemed to weave intelligently around trees. Another soldier nearby looked and could not explain them as fireflies.

Partial sighting
Date unknown Louisiana #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2013/11/30/sc-ep5-bigfoot-stories-and-encounters

Partial sighting in Louisiana

The witness's husband was riding his motorcycle to work early in the morning when he encountered something in the road that did not move away from sound. He sped up and rode sideways under its arm, injuring his back with scratches. His wife believed his account because he was normally fearless.

Partial sightingRoad crossing
about 12 years ago, about 15 at the time Blanchard, Louisiana #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/dzYmY9lbC1iYHEh3dzlkvI_Am4pt08R8ydMw8QXqLKo

Sasquatch sighting near Blanchard, Louisiana

The witness was sneaking out a bedroom window late at night to meet his girlfriend. He looked toward the fence line and saw a large hairy chest breathing about 20 feet away. He did not look at its face, went back inside, then heard it walk away before going to meet his girlfriend.

Partial sighting
it's been eight years Louisiana #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/SJ0ENTQ4h0WsGIaRm8gpFcsL1-hUSnxBrX2Fpg95_o0

Sasquatch sighting in Louisiana

The witness stopped a logging truck and trailer at a job site in the early morning to tighten straps. After noticing a rotten smell, the cab door shut and straps were yanked on the opposite side. Looking up, the witness saw a huge hairy creature with an elongated pointed head and sausage-like fingers watching and sizing him up. The creature backed away and bolted for the nearby treeline when another truck's lights appeared, and the witness later left trucking after being ridiculed.

Partial sightingOdorVehicle contactAnimal behaviour
last part of September, about three years ago Louisiana #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/07/23/sc-ep345-a-hunters-encounter

Sasquatch sighting in Louisiana

While preparing a deer stand, the witness repeatedly noticed what looked like a stump by a creek that appeared to have large dark eyes. Dogs with him showed no reaction. When the witness looked again it was gone. The next day the witness found no stump but saw slide marks and a single footprint in gravel leading to a pine thicket.

Partial sightingTracks