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In the novel, Bobbie Faye's Very (very, very, very) Bad Day by Toni McGee Causey (copyright 2007), Catahoulas are mentioned as being "The best trackers in the state." Catahoulas were used at the end of chapter 9 by the Louisiana State Police to help the FBI track down Bobbie Faye.
In the television series Veronica Mars, episode 15 titled "Ruskie Business", Veronica needs to track down a Catahoula leopard dog named "Steve" to find his owner, so she can bring the owner back together with his runaway bride.
In The Southern Vampire Mysteries by Charlaine Harris, Sookie Stackhouse's friend Terry Bellefleur has had a series of Catahoulas as his prized pets.
The Bellamy Brothers included the Cajun-influenced song Catahoula on their 1997 album Over the Line. The song has also been released as a music video.
In the novel Cry Wolf by Tami Hoag (copyright 1993), the lead male character Jack Boudreaux is purported to be the owner of a Catahoula named Huey.
In Adam Johnson's novel, The Orphan Master's Son (2012), the protagonist is presented with a Catahoula puppy, which he sends to a prominent North Korean film star. The dog serves an important role in the story, and its breed's behavioral traits are featured in its interactions with the human characters.
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