Governor Jindal and Metal Shark Boats Announce More Than 100 New Jobs in Jeanerette Today, Governor Bobby Jindal and Metal Shark Boats LLC executive Matthew Unger announced the company will make a $1.9 million capital investment, which will allow it to complete a contract to build 500 Response Boat–Small patrol vessels for the U.S. Coast Guard over the next seven years. Along with creating 106 new jobs with an average starting salary of about $45,000, plus benefits, the project will retain 75 existing jobs and result in an estimated 164 indirect jobs in Iberia Parish and across Acadiana.

Governor Jindal Signs Sentencing Reform Law Governor Bobby Jindal signed HB 994 by Rep. Joseph Lopinto into law today. The bill is part of the Governor’s 2012 legislative package and was a policy proposal recommended last year by the Louisiana Sentencing Commission.