Explore Louisiana’s Bigfoot Sightings: Most Active Locations

Through the years, Louisiana has had its fair share of Bigfoot sightings and reports.

The Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana is over 604,000 acres, covering Vernon, Rapides, Grant, Natchitoches, Webster, Claiborne, and Winn Parishes.

With such a vast area of thick, isolated Forrest, there are certainly things living in these woods, so far away from any human interaction, that we rarely see.

Whether you believe in Bigfoot or not, the idea of such a creature is fun to think about.

Dating back to the 1970s, there have been 57 officially documented reports of Bigfoot sightings in Louisiana, all logged on the website BFRO.net.

Is There A Bigfoot In Louisiana?

In Louisiana, Bigfoot has a unique place in local folklore, often referred to as the "Catahoula Monster" or the "Honey Island Swamp Monster".

Louisiana’s swampy terrain, dense forests, and remote areas make it a prime setting for these mysterious sightings, particularly in regions like the Honey Island Swamp near Slidell, Catahoula Parish, and the Kisatchie National Forest.

Catahoula Parish has seen multiple reported sightings over the years, often describing a large, hairy creature wandering through remote woodlands.

Kisatchie National Forest in central Louisiana also has reports of Bigfoot-like creatures. Dense and quiet, it’s ideal for Bigfoot enthusiasts who believe the creature might seek out such secluded areas.

So, for over the past 50 years, where in Louisiana are the most Bigfoot sightings?

Where Are The Most Bigfoot Sightings In Louisiana?

Taking a look at the website BFRO.net, we see 57 documented Bigfoot sightings dating back to the 1970s.

According to BFRO, Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization, Grant Parish, Natchitoches Parish, and Webster Parish are a few of the Parishes with the most Bigfoot sightings.

However, Rapides Parish that leads Louisiana in Bigfoot sighting, clocking in at a total of 9 BFRO documented sightings.

Below is a rundown of the most active places around Louisiana for documented Bigfoot sightings, and you see the full list over BFRO.net.

Ascension Parish, Louisiana - 2 Bigfoot Sightings

1. YEAR: 2000

SEASON: Fall

MONTH: October

DATE: 10-23-2000

PARISH: Ascension Parish

"While I was looking off the passenger side of the road, this creature sprung up from the ditch. My headlights shined right on the front of it. It was somewhat like a sloth. Hairy all over, but a light gray color.

It had extra long arms and a very thin body. It was at least 6-7 feet tall. I couldn't believe what I had seen."

2. YEAR: 1978

SEASON: Summer

DATE: late summer

PARISH: Ascension Parish

LOCATION DETAILS: McElroy swamp

"I really don't know what we heard but it was a scream that just can't be described. I've heard many things in the swamp, even a panther scream one time. Nothing was close to this.we only heard it once and that was it.

What really got us was that about two weeks later the local news aired an on the scene report of motorists sighting a large erect creature crossing I-10 which was only a couple miles through the swamp as the crow flies! There were seven or eight cars that sighted it at the same time!"

Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana - 3 Bigfoot Sightings

1. YEAR: 2023

SEASON: Summer

MONTH: June

DATE: 23

PARISH: Natchitoches Parish

"I was coming home. As I turned off the highway onto the dirt road I live on, a 7-8 foot tall creature crossed the dirt road ahead of me about 50 feet. It was a russet brown in color, covered in hair 6-8 inches long. It was across the road in 2 or 3 steps and gone in the pine trees."

2. YEAR: 2005

SEASON: Winter

MONTH: December

DATE: 12-10-2005

PARISH: Natchitoches Parish

LOCATION DETAILS: Kisatchie National Forest

"Went hunting in Kisatchie Nat. Forest in Natchitoches Parish in Louisiana. I went in this part of the woods about 9:00. Was sitting for about 35 minutes when I seen a very large man walking though the woods at 1st look. At my 2nd hard look I was looking to see the background to gauge the size of this person.

The thing I noticed was it was very black ,had no hunter's orange on (in the Nat. Forest you must wear an orange vest and hat). It was white from the ground up on each leg about 12" to 20" up both legs. It was about 60 to 80 yards from me only seen it take about 8 or 9 step's in open woods."

3. YEAR: 92 or 93

SEASON: Spring

MONTH: March

DATE: 5

PARISH: Natchitoches Parish

NEAREST TOWN: Natchitoches, Louisiana

NEAREST ROAD: I-49

I was heading north about 20 miles from Natchitoches when down in a valley on the right hand side of the road there was a fence about 100 yards away next to a piney forest and a burned out patch of woods.

I saw a very tall black hairy creature standing on two feet i guess it was over 6 ft tall from that distance that is all i can say about the height. Did not see the face but i know the woods and the creatures of the forest and i didn't know what that was."

Rapides Parish, Louisiana - 9 Bigfoot Sightings

1. YEAR: 2000

SEASON: Summer

MONTH: August

DATE: 8/22/2000 & 8/24/00

PARISH: Rapides Parish

NEAREST TOWN: Pineville, Louisiana

"Was approaching some fallen trees when he saw what appeared at the time to be the rear end of a horse. Thinking this was a nearby resident's horse, he rattled the cutters in an attempt to scare it away, but as he rattled the cutters the object turned and stood up.

It was at this time he realized that he was not looking at a horse but a large bipedal creature. He noticed that it was covered from head to toe in thick, long, jet black hair. The hair around the face was also long and he couldn't make out any facial features."

2. YEAR: 1985

SEASON: Summer

MONTH: July

DATE: 1

STATE: Louisiana

PARISH: Rapides Parish

NEAREST TOWN: Pineville, Louisiana

"As I looked up at the sky I was startled to death by an EXTREMELY loud scream that came from the very edge of the forest about 100 feet away. I immediately started running back up a small hill toward my house when the high pitched scream blasted my ear drums again.

While running, I slipped and lost my balance a little (as a result of not watching where I was going). When I did this, it seemed to startle what I could now see as a very large upright creature standing in the shadows."

3. YEAR: Late 1970s

STATE: Louisiana

PARISH: Rapides Parish

LOCATION DETAILS: Esler Field Road near the airport

NEAREST TOWN: Pineville, Louisiana

I was walking towards a streetlight that we had put up near the end of the drive way and off on the side of the woods when I felt something standing in front of me.

It was very hairy or fury so I lifted my head all the way up to look up into the eyes of a Bigfoot.

Its eyes where very dark and with very big pupils. Its face had a grayish color to it, almost like a gorilla face but wasn't dark but grayish.

There are many, many more recounts of Louisiana Bigfoot sightings, and read them all in detail at BFRO.net.