Category: Special Events
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2026 Eagle Scout Court of Honor
On February 22, 2026, Troop 8 held its first Eagle Scout Court of Honor under the charter of First Baptist Church Pineville. Scouts Chason Hernandez and Nicholas Pardue were both awarded the rank of Eagle Scout. Nicholas Pardue Nicholas Pardue currently serves as the Troop’s Junior Assistant Scoutmaster, the Lodge Chief of Order of the…
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Scouting for Food 2025
This year, we enjoyed another successful year of Scouting for Food! Scouts distributed bags on November 1st, 2025, and picked them up on November 8th. All food collected goes directly to the Food Bank of Central Louisiana. Thank you to those in the community who participated!
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Matthew Kimball’s Eagle Scout Project
On Friday, February 14, Troop 8 helped to complete its latest Eagle Scout Project. Matthew Kimball’s project was to build shelving units for our sponsor organization, the First Baptist Church of Pineville. Scouts arrived at 7:30AM and began work unloading wood to build the shelves. Over a period of around 4 hours, scouts built 6…
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Scout Sunday 2025
On February 9, 2025, Troop 8 attended our first Scout Sunday with the First Baptist Church. Scout Sunday is a great opportunity for us to give back to our sponsor organization and reinforce the twelfth point of the Scout Law: A Scout Is Reverent. We look forward to developing a stronger relationship with FBC and…
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Court of Honor 2024
On November 19, 2024, Troop 8 held a Court of Honor to recognize the achievements of our scouts over the past year. To see more of Troop 8 scouts earning merit badges, click here.
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Scouting for Food 2024
On Saturday, November 2, 2022, scouts showed up to the Timber Trails community to place Scouting for Food bags. Scouting for food is an annual program which donates food to the local food bank through Scouting. Scouts place brown paper bags outside of homes which are filled by the homeowner and then collected and brought…
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Louisiana Purchase Council 100th-Year Anniversary
On Saturday, October 26th, the Louisiana Purchase Council held a 100th Anniversary Celebration at Camp Attakapas. The event featured a breakfast, multiple original Camp Attakapas staff, and an exclusive 100th Anniversary patch. Multiple scouts from Troop 8 attended the event. The council was formed in 1924 and has served the Central Louisiana area since. After…
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Troop 8 Popcorn Sales Fundraiser 2024
Our annual popcorn fundraiser for the troop has come to a close. This year we managed to sell a lot of popcorn thanks to our friends at Lowe’s in Pineville. Many Scouts contributed their time in 3-hour shifts to accomplish this.
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Nicholas Pardue’s Eagle Scout Project
This Saturday, September 7, most of Troop 8 showed up at the T.R.E.E House Children’s Museum at 7:30am for Nicholas Pardue’s Eagle Scout Project. Garden Path Stone Center in Alexandria supplied materials and T&D PowerSkills contributed funds. Previously, there was no pathway to connect the main building of the T.R.E.E House with the benches and…
