Scott DeBose has been interested in Fort Jesup since he was a young child, visiting the site on school trips and family visits. He began volunteering at the site while in high school in 1995, and the next year, he was hired to be a tour guide and researcher. He continued to work at the site through college and served as a lab assistant for the Fort Jesup Archeological Field School. Mr. DeBose received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and a Bachelor of Arts degree in anthropology in 2003 and a Master of Music degree in 2010 from Northwestern State University. Mr. DeBose is currently the director of bands at Many High School and the president of the Friends of Fort Jesup Inc.