Louisiana Swamp Base Talk at One Acadiana

This past Friday, I had the pleasure of attending the One Acadiana council meeting held at the new UL Lafayette Student Union. I listened to the presentation on the new high adventure scout camp that is based in our beautiful Atchafalaya Swamp. The name of the camp is the Louisiana Swamp Base.

The camp was created as a way for the Evangeline Area Council to celebrate the Boy Scouts of America’s centennial back in 2010. As an Eagle Scout and resident of Acadiana, this is very exciting. Not only will the Louisiana Swamp Base be a great high adventure camp for the Scouts at the local, regional, and national level, but provide great exposure to the Acadiana area and why it is important to protect and preserve this vital natural resource we take for granted in our own backyard.

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