A group of 50 pediatric burn survivors from the area are at Baton Rouge General’s Camp Catahoula, a free, week-long camp held annually in Lawrence, Miss. Camp Catahoula provides summer fun like swimming, fishing, horseback riding, and games along with the chance for burn survivors to share their experiences with other survivors who have faced the same trauma, all as part of the healing process.
Camp Catahoula is staffed by volunteers from Baton Rouge General -- doctors, nurses, physical and occupational therapists, social workers, and even a chef – as well as the Baton Rouge Fire Department, Brother’s Keepers, a firefighters’ motorcycle club, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, and Louisiana State Police. Parents of young burn survivors and adult burn survivors also volunteer at camp.