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Istrouma Area Council
Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in both Louisiana and Mississippi, primarily in the Greater Baton Rouge Area and Florida Parishes. Specifically, the council includes Scouts from the following parishes: Ascension, East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, West Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, St. James, St. Tammany, Washington, and Tangipahoa. Wilkinson County is the sole Mississippi county in the council.
Scouting came to Louisiana shortly after the establishment of the Boy Scouts of America in 1910. Rev. T. M. Hunter of the First Presbyterian Church of Baton Rouge established the first troop in that year, and two years later, affiliated the troop with BSA. The Istrouma Area Council was officially established in 1919. In 1923, the Rotary Club of Baton Rouge presented the council with a 15-acre (61,000 m2) campsite in Greenwell Springs called Camp Istrouma. After the council outgrew the camp, they raised money to move to the Avondale Scout Reservation located in East Feliciana Parish, doing so by the late 1950s. Istrouma was later sold to the United Methodist Church and serves as a Christian camp to this day.
In 1917, the Baton Rouge Council (#211) was formed, changing its name to the East Baton Rouge Parish Council (#211) in 1922. It changed its name to the Istrouma Area Council (#211) in 1924. In 1924, the Old Hickory Area Council (#657) was formed, merging into the Istrouma Area Council (#211) in 1931.
Since 1935, Scouts from the council serve as ushers and stretcher bearers at LSU home football games at Tiger Stadium.
The council is administratively divided into two service areas:
1. Western - city of Zachary in East Baton Rouge Parish, West Baton Rouge, Iberville, East Feliciana, West Feliciana, Livingston, and Pointe Coupee parishes in Louisiana
2. Red Stick- Collaboration with the East Baton Rouge Housing Authority and select Elementary Schools to bring Scouting to inner city youth in the Baton Rouge area. These youth do not have the funding, transportation, or volunteer leadership available to participate in Scouting in the traditional sense.
3. Central - East Baton Rouge (minus Zachary) and Western Livingston Parishes.
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Istrouma Area Council
Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in both Louisiana and Mississippi, primarily in the Greater Baton Rouge Area and Florida Parishes. Specifically, the council includes Scouts from the following parishes: Ascension, East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, West Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, St. James, St. Tammany, Washington, and Tangipahoa. Wilkinson County is the sole Mississippi county in the council.
Scouting came to Louisiana shortly after the establishment of the Boy Scouts of America in 1910. Rev. T. M. Hunter of the First Presbyterian Church of Baton Rouge established the first troop in that year, and two years later, affiliated the troop with BSA. The Istrouma Area Council was officially established in 1919. In 1923, the Rotary Club of Baton Rouge presented the council with a 15-acre (61,000 m2) campsite in Greenwell Springs called Camp Istrouma. After the council outgrew the camp, they raised money to move to the Avondale Scout Reservation located in East Feliciana Parish, doing so by the late 1950s. Istrouma was later sold to the United Methodist Church and serves as a Christian camp to this day.
In 1917, the Baton Rouge Council (#211) was formed, changing its name to the East Baton Rouge Parish Council (#211) in 1922. It changed its name to the Istrouma Area Council (#211) in 1924. In 1924, the Old Hickory Area Council (#657) was formed, merging into the Istrouma Area Council (#211) in 1931.
Since 1935, Scouts from the council serve as ushers and stretcher bearers at LSU home football games at Tiger Stadium.
The council is administratively divided into two service areas:
1. Western - city of Zachary in East Baton Rouge Parish, West Baton Rouge, Iberville, East Feliciana, West Feliciana, Livingston, and Pointe Coupee parishes in Louisiana
2. Red Stick- Collaboration with the East Baton Rouge Housing Authority and select Elementary Schools to bring Scouting to inner city youth in the Baton Rouge area. These youth do not have the funding, transportation, or volunteer leadership available to participate in Scouting in the traditional sense.
3. Central - East Baton Rouge (minus Zachary) and Western Livingston Parishes.