I recently have gained an affinity for the cryptids of Louisiana, it all started when I stumbled upon an article about the Rougarou (pronounced ROW-gah-ROW) and intrigued by all the little details the stories had that I don't normally hear when I do cryptid research online. Things like if you put 13 cents outside your door the Rougarou will be forced to count it but since they don't know what the number 13, they just have to infinitely count it or avoid it so any object with 13 is your best bet to deter a Rougarou.

I think though the best part of Louisiana cryptids is the fact that their cryptids seem to be a little tongue in cheek, like you'll read the stories of lost loved ones and than you'll read the goofy side notes about the creature that did it. It just speaks to an attitude you don't see often in modern mythology, it's either full on "whats a cryptids" where they just bulldoze any stories like they are nothing but annoyances (Milwaukee :( ) or they go so hard in the paint that it's not fun anymore and gets kind of obsessive and really makes it hard to interact with the stories in an actual meaningful way (I feel this a lot with Point Pleasant's relationship with Mothman). Louisiana as a whole though seems to have straddle the line between popularity of a cryptid requiring it to stay similar and totally wiping out anything that makes Franco storytelling interesting. I just thought it was interesting how Louisiana could have popular cryptids but still maintain that pulpy folk feeling that makes me like cryptids, if you're interested in more Louisiana cryptids I would recommend looking at the Parlangua it even has a song.

The article that got me first interested in the subject

https://pelicanstateofmind.com/louisiana-love/history-rougarou-louisiana-werewolf/