BATON ROUGE — With lawmakers debating this session where to place the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board and who should oversee it, a new proposal has emerged to give it full autonomy and transform it into a standalone political subdivision.
Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham said the substitute legislation will be presented this week to the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee.
He described the proposed framework as being similar to a local governmental entity, like a levee district, or a small state agency.
The seafood board works within the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
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