The name Atakapas has been spelled variously through the past three centuries. Henry R. Schoolcraft, America's first universal authority on the American Indians, spelled the name Attukapas on page 35 in Volume VI of his work, "History of the Indian Tribes of the United States" (1854). And he spelled Attacapas on page 325 in Volume II. Attakapas is considered a modern spelling that is often encountered at the present time. It is based on the slur word (cannibal) for all the Indians living to the Choctaws' west. The French in Louisiana generally adopted that spelling. In 1885 the Smithsonian Institute's Indian languages expert, Albert S. Gatschet, chose a simplified spelling, Atakapas.

Please allow me to introduce myself, I am Craig Overland, and I am serving as your new District Executive for the Attakapas District. I am very excited about meeting everyone in the district and getting to know your units. To give you some background on me, I have been employed by the Evangeline Area Council since Jan. 2007, serving the Chitimacha District (St. Mary Parish) from that date till Jun. 2010. I was a volunteer for 2 years before becoming a professional, serving as the Cub Master for Pack 12 in Berwick, as well as Tiger Den Leader, Cub Den Leader and Webelos Den Leader for Pack 300 in Franklin. I am Wood badge Trained, I have attended National Camping School for Outdoor Skills Director in 2007, and served in that capacity for 2 years; and Camp Management (Camp Director) in 2009, where I have served as the Summer Camp Director for the last 2 years. I have attended the Philmont Training Center District Key 3 Conference in Cimarron NM. I am also a Brotherhood Member of the Order of the Arrow, Atchafalaya Lodge. I am married and have 3 children, one a Cub Scout and one a Boy Scout. As a youth I was a Cub Scout in Bayou Vista, and earned the rank of Life Scout in Troop 44 in Morgan City with whom I attended the 1989 National Jamboree.

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• District Chairman: John Caro
• District Commissioner: Charles Dill
  • Unit Commissioner: Jennifer Horton
  • Unit Commissioner: Tony Piontek
  • Unit Commissioner: Claude Hoover
  • Unit Commissioner: David Donowho
  • Roundtable Commissioner: Lowell Leach

• District Nominating Committee Chairman: George Cousin

• Finance Chairman: Chad LaBiche
  • Iberia Parish DCD Chairman: Chad LaBiche
  • Vermilion Parish DCD Chairman: Murphy Guilbeaux
  • Vermilion Parish Gathering of Eagles Event: Marty Hebert
  • Iberia Popcorn Chairman: William Kyle
  • Vermilion Popcorn Chairman: Jules Hebert

• Membership Chairman: Michael Louvier

• Program Chairman: Henry Eikel
  • Training Chairman: Jocelyn DeRouen
  • Boy Scout Camping Chairman: Kevin Hotard
  • Cub Scout Camping Chairman: Anthony Falgout
  • Spring Camporee Chairman: Rob Hankenhof
  • Fall Camporee Chairman: Justin Boudin
  • Activities/Civic Service Chairman: Margaret Eikel
  • Derby Day Chairman: Todd Neuville
  • District Banquet Chairman: Diane Ezell
  • Iberia Day Camp Directors: Juliet Granger, Shelli Helms
  • Vermilion Day Camp Directors: Lowell Leach, Anthony Falgout, Ray Dugal
  • Advancement Chairman: Jay Leger
    • Advancement Committee: John Aldridge
    • Advancement Committee: Paul Broussard

• Members at Large:
  • Public Relations Chairman: Jeff Zeringue
  • Health & Safety Coordinator: Pam Rayburn
  • Paul Broussard
  • Clay Schexnayder

• District Executive: Craig Overland