Evangeline Area Council Inc Boy Scouts of America

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The evangeline area council, inc., boy scouts of america operates in lafayette, la, including the parishes of acadia, evangeline, iberia, lafayette, st. Landry, st. Mary, st. Martin and vermillion. The council has four camping facilities: mt. Bayou lake camp, camp thistlewaite, camp steen and camp brownell. The council is a not-for-profit organization devoted to promoting the ability of boys, young men and women to do things for themselves and others, training them in scoutcraft and teaching them patriotism, courage and self reliance. The council also prepares them to make ethical choices over their lifetime and achieve their full potential using the methods which are taught by the boy scouts of america.