In the Cajun legends, the creature is said to prowl the swamps around Acadiana and Greater New Orleans, and the sugar cane fields and woodlands of the regions. The rougarou most often is described as a creature with a human body and the head of a wolf or dog, similar to the werewolf legend.
Mark T
As a kid, I remember on the cartoon show Johnny Quest, they called the creature Luc Garou… I’ve heard both… wonder is one is Cajan from New Orleans and the other is Quebec in Canada.
Mark T
Slight correction… my mistake… I looked it up. It’s loup-garou.
Mark T
Okay, I’m back… both terms are considered correct.
The original French version comes from the French words Loup amd garou. Loup means wolf and garou means man that turns into an animal.
The Cajan language kind of slurred the term into Rugarou which is now considered by most in Louisiana to be the proper pronunciation.
Lisa B
Has anyone watched the National Geographic series Barkskins? They speak about the rougarou being in the forest during the Canadian New France area.
Mary H
I am from Acadiana, the Cajun part of Louisiana, and still live there. Most people don’t take it as seriously as the people in this video. In the past parents would tease children and tell them, “If you don’t go to sleep the Rougarou is going to come during the night and pull your toes.” Thank goodness my parents didn’t tell me this and I didn’t hear about this creature until I was an adult.
Richard W
Didn’t appreciate the adds popping up on the screen.