The Rougarou, Beast of the Louisiana Bayou, Gets a Makeover One man hopes to turn the wolfish cryptid into a mascot for saving the state's imperiled wetlands. Get monthly email updates and the chance to win a prize. All the cliches are therethey come out at night mostly. When the first drop of blood is drawn, the creature returns to human form and tells the attacker who it really is. Once the girl was halfway to the vehicle she noticed her friend was still standing at the front door of the house. 7910 park ave houma, la (985) 580-7289 . Logic would dictate that any such creature living in southeast Louisiana would appear thinner in both frame and hair because of the climate and wet conditions. Outside of the infamous Honey Island Swamp Monster, there were not many stories that I found in my preliminary search. Children are told by their elders to behave or else the Rougarou will get them. I think its fascinating,'' said Brettel.
The Rougarou myth is even so prevalent that the term "rougarouing" or similar terms have become used to describe a person who stays up late or is active at night. 1989 St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. If this witness tells anyone about this encounter within a year and a day, they will become a Rougarou themselves. The Rougarou has also been tied to the story of the Deridder Roadkill. Rougarou Sightings According to a lady from Louisiana, a local child was being chased by a dog when he decided to cut it with his pocketknife. The three adult men surveyed the area from the inside of the truck. No matter how you spell it, the Rougarou, Roux-Ga-Roux, Rugaroo, Rugaru, or Loup Garou is a werewolf type creature living in the folklore of Cajun French Louisiana. There is also a Native American story of the "Rugaru." "I think that there's magic in the swamps that's celebrated at Rougarou," Foret says. Theres an annual Rougarou Festival in Houma every year, and the Audobon Zoo in New Orleans has a Rougarou exhibit, which includes a statue of the creature in all its swampy glory. I need to do some more research on those spirits! Loup is French for Wolf, and Garou refers to a man that transforms into an animal. Curious Louisiana answers. According to reports, this Louisiana monster looks human, except for his sharp teeth, goat legs, and many abnormalities. After being spotted, the creature ran between two houses then continued to the street when it passed under a streetlight. Talk of the monster, of course, is also a staple of some of the swamp tours operating in the area. Loup is French for Wolf, and Garou refers to a man that transforms into an animal. Not in the Pacific Northwest, but right there in Laplace!
Official Post from Deborah Hatswell BBR Being Believed Research & Investigation With the head of a werewolf and the body of a man, the creature is said to prey on misbehaving children and dates back to medieval France. Perhaps this giant was not a fan of small talk, and from the direction of travel I suspect the giant was heading home to Chackbay. The legend of the Rougaou goes back hundreds of years, originating in France. Usually theyd find someone in the woods or someone in the village who was just acting strange.. When I asked Mr. Nameless if the creature was covered in hair he told me that he could not make out any detail other than the figure was large, and almost black.
The Rougarou Fest Is The Spookiest Festival In Louisiana - OnlyInYourState Then my son started asking me about the rougarou legend and I was like a wha t? Discover Louisiana's legendary werewolf: the Rougarou.
My Encounter With a Rougarou "aka Louisiana Werewolf" : cryptids - reddit Deep within the swamps of south Louisiana, legend has it, there lives the Rougarou a legendary werewolf sort creature with sharp claws and glowing eyes. That these creatures are flesh and blood, but the reason they go undetected is because they are inter-dimensional beings that pop in and out of our reality. A few seconds passes and she started to feel a fear building inside. Subscribe to the Pelican State of Mind blog by providing your email below! The only credibility I can give to these reports is that they ran in the paper. Layer by Layer: A Mexico City Culinary Adventure, Sacred Granaries, Kasbahs and Feasts in Morocco, Monster of the Month: The Hopkinsville Goblins, Writing the Food Memoir: A Workshop With Gina Rae La Cerva, Reading the Urban Landscape With Annie Novak, How to Grow a Dye Garden With Aaron Sanders Head, Making Scents: Experimental Perfumery With Saskia Wilson-Brown, Indigenous Desserts of Turtle Island With Mariah Gladstone, University of Massachusetts Entomology Collection, The Frozen Banana Stands of Balboa Island, The Paratethys Sea Was the Largest Lake in Earths History, How Communities Are Uncovering Untold Black Histories, The Medieval Thieves Who Used Cats, Apes, and Turtles as Accomplices, The Haunting True Story of Bridget Clearys Changeling Murder, Beware Montanas Shunka Warakin, the 'Rocky Mountain Hyena', Beware the Wendigo, the Frostbitten Flesheater of North Americas Chilly Heartland, Beware the Skinwalkers, Werewolf Witches of the American Southwest, Beware the Thunderbird, Badass Cryptid of the Skies, Show & Tell With Antiquarian Horologist Nico Cox, How Singapore's Haw Par Villa Brings Hell to Life, This Once-Thriving Hotel Couldn't Compete With Climate Change. When they reached the paved section of the driveway, PB noticed a dead 90 lb male Bobcat laying along the edge. I remember he kept repeating something to the effect of look, Im not sure what I saw. At that time the only reference I had to Bigfoot was a few TV shows and a book I checked out a few times from my schools library. The hybrid whimpering could still be heard, and was clear and near, but still no visible sign of what was producing these sounds. The sound of human cries in the woods is a theme directly from faire lore. However, due to its incredibly poor math skills, the beast can only count to 12. Makes that morning commute not seem so bad, right? Thanks for sharing it with us! Its fingernails are grisly claws. The basic tale of Rougarou is one of a half man, half wolf that prowls the Louisiana swamps, looking for Catholics that have broken Lent or broken Catholic rules in other ways. You can find information on the legend of Cauchemar in folklore from all around the world, and it even exists in the Deep South.
The Rougarou ---- The Louisiana Swamp Monster - YouTube A Police officer and his partner, responding to a neighborhood prowler call. However, many people also believe it's just a dog. Follow us on social media to add even more wonder to your day. The rougarou is like our Smokey the Bear, says Foret. I hunt all over america and even in Africa a couple times ive run across crap that has made me avoid entire states and run across other things that i tried to stalk and kill one of these things i tried to kill is a loup garou i lived in deep louisiana until i was 11 i know about these things your gonna need some back story for this i subscribe to the idea that they are cursed humans and will have the curse till they die like wherewolves and the loup garou may even be a wherewolf because the only time ive ever found a claim of one that i couldnt easily blow off the description was the same as a where wolf like a humanoid grizzly bear on two legs with lots of steroids that aside i was doing some hunting one night for hog and saw a huge animal walk out stood 6 or 7 feet tall on two legs couldnt make out fine details due to light but i took a shot at it after i saw enough to realize it wasnt human i shot it in the head with a 45-70 those of you who dont get that its a rifle capable of taking large game like an elephant with one shot very strong round and for those of you who are gun people ill give some specs it was a 500 grain soft lead bullet hot loaded on 72 grains of powder (that doesnt sound like much but i shoot black powder in it not smokeless and no its not a muzzle loader it shoots brass cased bullets like a normal gun) anyway i hit it in the head and it got really pissed of and started to charge from about 200 yards away i shot it again in the chest and it ran off i spent the night tracking it mind you this all happemed at about 10 i only quit when i lost blood trail and foot print trail right around daylight i went home and that night there was a story of a man whos body had been found with two large holes that resembled bullet holes but it was ruled out because there was no trace of any lead or powder and he was drained of all his blood that chalked it up to a satanic ritual now to me it sounds like i killed a loup garou but hey maybe its still out there and just really pissed off. Full report can be found at http://www.gcbro.com/LAlivingston0001.html.
Their property backs up to a vast cypress swamp. At the time of the encounter the officer had no working knowledge of Bigfoot or sasquatch, but having a degree in anthropology left no doubt in the officers mind what he saw was most defiantly not a large, naked, human being. The story was born in France in medieval times, when they actually believed in werewolves. It will begin to recount the pennies, continuously perplexed as it encounters the number 13, until sunrise. Another telling of the story says that the Rougarou is under a 101-day curse, unless the affected person can transfer the curse to another human being. The jury is still out on this one, because people cant seem to figure out exactly what the Lutin isand theres good reason! Thank you! Case closed. This was one interesting problem that they had to deal with centuries ago. "I think it's fascinating,'' said Brettel. Such monster makeovers are common. The Husband also described the creature as being dark in color and large. Full report can be found on http://www.gcbro.com/LAassumption03-12-2016.html. According to these legends, the Rougarou when it comes across the pennies will begin to count them. Once the human is cursed, it is permanent. The Rougarou is also thought to be nothing more than a bogeyman story to scare children or Catholics into obedience.
Is there really a Honey Island Swamp Monster, Louisiana's Bigfoot People claim he leaves behind webbed footprints (presumably to navigate the swamps effectively) and mutilates wild boars. The student claimed it was the exact same sounds they heard during their encounter. They had no clue to what creature could make such a sound. Cauchemar actually means nightmare in Louisiana French and Creole. Before we get too far into an explanation let's first say it correctly, the proper pronunciation is, "Roo-Ga-Roo.". He told me it made no since for someone to be crossing the road at that point. If you'vegot a questionabout something Louisiana-centric, ask us. Legend says that the Rougarou will hunt these individuals down and suck their blood, feeding on their energy for up to 101 days. He hides in tall grass near Grunch Road in New Orleans, LA, waiting to prey on teens who park there. Definitely a loup-garou. In 2011, Foret launched Rougarou Fest in Houma, Terrebones parish seat and largest city, as both a fundraiser for the center and a way to revive the fading cryptid tradition. All rights reserved. I got more specific with my search terms and soon stumbled upon something that reignited the idea of a creature like Bigfoot existing in our parts.
History of the Rougarou: Louisiana's Werewolf - Pelican State of Mind Well, the rougarou of the Bayou country has a pretty strong link to the werewolf of ancient times in Europe and France. Wow, thank you for that insight! What is the Rougarou? Louisiana is a lovely place to visit. These Louisiana monsters claim they feel lethargic and drained if they dont get the proper serving size of blood in on the regular. One recent supposed sighting came from a woman in Harvey, Louisiana, who claimed she saw a Grunch eating one of her neighbor's dogs. It is said that you can protect yourself against the Rougarou by laying 13 small objects by your doors. In closing Ive always considered Yeti to be more of a possibility than a werewolf. Today, theyre suave and sexy, thanks in part to pop culture hits such as Interview with the Vampire, Twilight, and True Blood. Deep in the swamps of south Louisiana, legend has it, there lives the Rougarou a mythical werewolf type creature with sharp claws and glowing eyes. Apparently, when a person changes into a Rougarou they forget how to count past 12 (probably since they only worry about midnight and the moon at this point). An illegal moonshine distilling business once drove much of the area's economy, but competition could be shot down without any repercussions, according to the article.
Southeast Louisiana Bigfoot Sightings - Rougarou's Cursed blog Its true! by Joel Balsam October 19, 2022. Standing on two legs on top of a fallen, moss-covered tree is a large, snarling beast. Some legends of the beast say it can only be killed by fire, others say it can be killed while its in its vulnerable human form. Most Christians believe any spirit that is not a holy one is a demonic spirit. It's got to be the Rougarou, the infamous werewolf of the bayou. Let us know in the comments below! For the original report of this sighting visit bfro.net Report #2764, Late October, near Sorrento, Louisiana a commuter was heading home. The boy saw the dog turn into a man, then ran home to tell his family.
The Rougarou, The Louisiana Swamp Werewolf - YouTube Bears can stand up and run on their hind legs, whereas, wolves cannot. This terrifying creature has evolved over millenniabut never lost the need to feed. The only way to arrive at the truth is to keep your mind open to weirdness. The Legends Of The Rougarou In Louisiana May Send Chills Down Your Spine Since the dawn of time, people have been telling stories. The seminary student continued to stand still to observe further when the creature started to pace back in fourth just out of sight, beyond the tree line, all why still producing the strange whimpers. Address: Rougarou Fest, 7910 W Park Ave, Houma, LA 70364, USA. Modern claims of Rougarou sightings are few and far between, however, unlike reports of something strange seen in the swamps of Honey Island. Love Louisiana?
Mysterious Swamp Monsters of Louisiana Two dead squirrels and a dead rabbit were found under the house where the creature had been rummaging. A 1981 report bywriter Jerry Breaux pulled from The Advocate archives recalls a conversation the writer had with his long-time friend, Hubert. In fact, instead of wolfish features, most Cajuns will describe the rougarou as resembling a dog or owl. This is why I always read terms and conditions. You can reach the Curious Louisiana team at CuriousLouisiana@theadvocate.com. The lady said, "The next day, a distinguished physician arrived in town with his right arm bandaged and cut. You have permission to edit this article. There are documentaries about this you can easily find on YouTube.