McTag and all. I know little of cajun practices, but I always become inspired to research the background of poetry and music.
Here's a bit of the eerie:
The werewolf legends of France were brought with the settlers into Louisiana. Here thrived the belief that a witch's curse would bring about lycanthropy. Once the soul of a man is cursed to be the Loup Garou, he will become the dreaded creature, and will roam the bayou tearing into and devouring whatever or whoever crosses his path. Cajun legend says that the werewolves even gather for Loup Garou Balls. It is said that they fly in on large bats, and dance together under the full moon. If you go out in search of the creature and your eyes meet his red glowing eyes then you too, will become transformed into one. Like the legendary vampire, the werewolf can bite and drink the blood of its victim as well as devour his flesh. Once the curse is passed on, the previous victim is freed from the spell. If the creature becomes injured or killed, they instantly become human again. If you do meet eyes or survive an attack of a werewolf, and if you tell no one of the incident for one year and one day, you may be freed from the spell as well as free the spirit of the attacker.
New Orleans is stock full of folk tales of Voodoo practitioners who can transform into animals or cause animals to invade others. Rather than transforming into wolves, the Voodoos are generally reported as becoming cats.
Now who among us will be the first to sing Blue Bayou?
