Ancelet described the rougarou as a way to describe having a foot in two different worlds, specifically between the Anglo American and French worlds in Louisiana. Stories about the creature have ...

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 ...

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 known. So then… ...

Stories about the Rougarou vary considerably, even within Cajun folklore. Growing up on the bayou in Chauvin, Louisiana, in the ’80s, Jonathan Foret says he heard tales of the Rougarou “left ...

Beware! Venomous snakes, alligators, three-toed amphiumas and rougarous inhabit the swamplands and riverbanks of Tickfaw ...

Today, the Rougarou lives on in Louisiana, largely through a yearly Rougarou festival that takes place every October in Houma, Louisiana. The Rougarou not only represents the wild side of man, ...

The Rougarou Fest is held annually in Houma, La. (WAFB) But the Rougarou Fest is more than just a fundraiser for wetlands education. “One of the things that we think that is very important about ...

HOUMA, La. (WGNO) — Rougarou Fest is returning to Houma for another year of fun and Cajun folklore this October. According to a news release, guests can head to Houma Civic Center on Oct. 18, 19 ...

South Louisiana myth says the Rougarou is a spirit that will keep returning, and so it is with the Houma festival using the spirit's namesake. Thousands flocked to the three-day festival that was ...

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 known.