THE SCOTTISH RITE IS AN APPENDANT BODY OF
MASONRY. EACH MEMBER OF THE SHREVEPORT
SCOTTISH RITE VALLEY IS A MASTER MASON, IN
GOOD STANDING, BELONGING TO A BLUE LODGE
THAT IS RECOGNIZED BY THE GRAND LODGE OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA. SCOTTISH RITE MEMBERS
CONTINUE THEIR MASONIC EDUCATION BY
RECEIVING THE FOURTH THROUGH THE
THIRTY-SECOND DEGREES OF MASONRY. EACH
DEGREE TEACHES AN IMPORTANT LESSON IN LIFE.
THE SCOTTISH RITE IS NEITHER A SECRET
ORGANIZATION NOR A RELIGION. QUITE SIMPLY,
IT IS A MASONIC FRATERNITY. LIKE THE OTHER
BODIES OF MASONRY, CHARITY IS OUR
CORNERSTONE. LOVE OF GOD, PATRIOTISM,
HELPING THE LESS FORTUNATE, AND A DESIRE TO
IMPROVE ONE'S CHARACTER ARE DEEPLY EMBEDDED
INTO THE FOUNDATION OF MASONRY AND INTO THE
SCOTTISH RITE.