Gulf Island Shrimp & Seafood's Larry Avery Sees Opportunities For Louisiana Seafood Board

Larry Avery is a man who sees opportunity where others may see only a meal. And he will create opportunities while bringing decades of business-building acumen and branding savvy to the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board as its new seafood processor representative.

“I know and understand the problems and opportunities facing our business,” said Avery, 61, a managing partner of Gulf Island Shrimp & Seafood with over 30 years of professional experience.

Avery has been part of making Big Easy Foods a recognized brand in thousands of stores coast to coast. Big Easy Foods, a subsidiary of Gulf Island Shrimp & Seafood, sells sausage, boudin, its famous tur-duc-hen and 30 other products nationwide from its 35,000 square foot USDA plant on Ryan Street in Lake Charles.

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