The 4th of July came early this year for the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board. A heated legislative session to determined the fate of the board set off fireworks throughout the state’s seafood community.
As of July 1st oversight has officially transfer from the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism under the office of Lieutenant Governor Jay Dardenne.
During a recent board meeting of the body assigned to promote and market Louisiana seafood to the world, the lieutenant governor outlined his vision of how the board would continue its valuable work under his guidance.
In an opening address to the board, the Lieutenant Governor indicated a new day was dawning on how the board would operate. He tried to lay to rest concerns among some in the seafood industry worried that politicians were trying to fix something that was not broken.
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