LA Gov. Makes Appointments To Seafood Promotion & Marketing Board
March 13, 2013 | 1 min to read
Gov. Bobby Jindal on Monday announced appointments to the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board. In 1984, the state created the board to support the vast commercial fisheries industry.
The board has 14 members; 13 are appointed by the governor from the Louisiana commercial seafood, crawfish and alligator industry, and the 14th member is appointed by secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
The board's operating budget historically has come from license sales to Louisiana commercial fishers and seafood wholesalers/retailers, as well as state and federal grants. But in November 2010, Jindal announced $30 million in funding from BP to the board to help market and promote local seafood in the wake of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill that affected national and global perceptions of the brand.
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