Almost anyone growing up in south Louisiana has heard of the rougarou, a creature with the body of man and the head of a wolf that prowls around the swamps and bayous of Acadiana and Greater New ...

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 ...

Though it’s hard to pin down the exact origins of oral stories, tales of the Rougarou go back to at least the early 1500s, and the versions heard in Louisiana are the result of a confluence of ...

In celebration of a month of frights, WGNO News has the story of one of Louisiana’s most legendary inhabitants. The Rougarou is brought to life in the video above with the help of special ...

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 ...

Named after the legendary bayou creature that has the head of a wolf and body of a human, the Rougarou Festival celebrates the area’s folklore and culture in true Louisiana fashion: with a ...