NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Over the generations, many young children in Louisiana have heard of the mythical Rougarou. But as with all things, with time, the creature’s name has become less and less well ...

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. Generations of children have heard the scary tales.

According to Cajun legend, deep in the Louisiana Swamp is the Rougarou — a large, werewolf-like half-man, half-beast creature who preys on people who venture too far into its terrain. Photo (modified) ...

HOUMA, La. (WAFB) - Those who grew up in south Louisiana know all about the swamp creature called the Rougarou... after all, if you were bad as a kid, mama would say the Rougarou would come to get you ...

“Rougarou Stew” is a rhyming tale about a shadowy swamp-dwelling creature that has been part of Louisiana’s French based folklore that stretching back to France and later to Canada over the centuries.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HOUMA, LA (WGNO) — “The Rougarou Fest is a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HOUMA, La. (WGNO) — Rougarou Fest is ...

Glen Pitre’s family passed many an evening with animated stories, but a certain set of tales reigned as most likely to keep the Cut Off boy saucer-eyed late into the night. Pitre’s father and other ...

Keeping up with Neuty, Louisiana’s most famous swamp rat, can be a fulltime job. The watery rescue rodent, who was once famously threatened with seizure by the Wildlife and Fisheries Department, is ...

Catherine S. Comeaux and her family spent three summers exploring state, national and provincial parks — from Louisiana to Alaska, to Nova Scotia and all along the Mississippi River in between. This ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Baton Rouge Rougarou have made history, capturing their first-ever championship title, and they’re sharing the victory with the fans who cheered them on all ...

According to Cajun legend, deep in the Louisiana Swamp is the Rougarou — a large, werewolf-like half-man, half-beast creature who preys on people who venture too far into its terrain. Regarding this ...