Not going to say BLACK panthers aren't possible, but I've never met someone who I trust to positively identify one.
Now, Florida panthers I wouldn't doubt. I believe that historically they did occur in Louisiana.
That being said, I would imagine the "panthers" in the original post were cougars. Its possible that there could have been a few in Cameron around the time of the hurricanes, although I would think there would have been more observations of the cats prior to the storm. Two large cats, even in a very large marsh, would be hard to miss.
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