BFRO #76049: Local resident has close range daylight road crossing encounter 8mi W of Natchitoches
📍 Location
Natchitoches Parish, near LA-117, ~8 miles west of Natchitoches, Natchitoches, LA
Specific Location: Louisiana Highway 117 (LA-117) dirt road crossing in pine forest
Coordinates: 31.93000, -93.36000
View Interactive Map
31.9300°, -93.3600°
📝 Description
[On June 23, 2023] I was coming home. As I turned off the highway onto the dirt road I live on, a 7-8 foot tall creature crossed the dirt road ahead of me about 50 feet. It was a russet brown in color, covered in hair 6-8 inches long. It was across the road in 2 or 3 steps and gone in the pine trees.
🔍 Circumstances
1 witness
🌤️ Weather Conditions
It was about an hour before dark. Lighting was good. The weather was clear skies and hot, in the upper 80s
ℹ️ Additional Details
It was about an hour before dark. Lighting was good. The weather was clear skies and hot, in the upper 80s
🔗 Sources (1)
👥 Community Contributions
Help improve this case by adding notes, observations, theories, or tags. Your contributions help the community understand patterns and connections.
Case Information
- Case ID
- cmiyrmf8b01ki8fysb5t50mwk
- Primary Source
- BFRO
- Added to Map
- December 9, 2025
- Last Updated
- December 10, 2025