Letiche

Last updated February 19, 2025

The letiche is a creature in Cajun folklore in Louisiana, United States, which haunts the bayous (swamps). It is variously described as the soul of an illegitimate unbaptized infant,^[1]^[2] or a human child raised by alligators.^[3] The letiche is said to lurk in the bayous and upset boats and attack travelers.

References

↑ Louisiana: A Guide to the State. US History Publishers. 1941. pp. 94–. ISBN 978-1-60354-017-9.
↑ W. Haden Blackman (1998). The Field Guide to North American Monsters: Everything You Need to Know about Encountering Over 100 Terrifying Creatures in the Wild . Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0-609-80017-1.
↑ Dave Thompson (1 September 2010). Bayou Underground: Tracing the Mythical Roots of American Popular Music. ECW Press. pp. 292–. ISBN 978-1-55490-682-6.

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[1] Louisiana: A Guide to the State. US History Publishers. 1941. pp. 94–. ISBN 978-1-60354-017-9.

[Blackman1998-2] W. Haden Blackman (1998). The Field Guide to North American Monsters: Everything You Need to Know about Encountering Over 100 Terrifying Creatures in the Wild . Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0-609-80017-1.

[Thompson2010-3] Dave Thompson (1 September 2010). Bayou Underground: Tracing the Mythical Roots of American Popular Music. ECW Press. pp. 292–. ISBN 978-1-55490-682-6.

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