# @nolanews on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CgC-AJOruSM
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/15400390-nolanews-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-07-15T20:30:23.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NOLA.com (@NOLAnews) — https://gondola.cc/NOLAnews

## Caption

Bobby Brettel grew up in New Orleans, nearly 40 miles away from the moss-tangled bayous of eastern St. Tammany Parish's Honey Island Swamp. But for decades, he’s wondered about one of the swamp's fabled creatures — the Honey Island Swamp Monster, a legendary 500-pound beast that some claim hides amid the cypress trees and murky waters.⁠
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“I had relatives that lived in Covington," Brettel said. "I heard the story from veteran hunters. I grew up that way and you would hear about strange things.”⁠
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He let his mind wander. Was there really a monster in the swamps? The question nagged him into adulthood.⁠
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Read the full Curious Louisiana answer at the link in bio. #CuriousLouisiana #HoneyIslandSwampMonster #HoneyIslandSwamp

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honeyislandswampmonster, honeyislandswamp, curiouslouisiana

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