In-Depth With Louisiana Foods' Jim Gossen

As Jim Gossen got older, his sleep patterns changed. No longer a night owl, these days Gossen prefers to have an early-morning coffee on the docks with local fishermen near his Grand Isle, La., camp.

And while his sleep times are switched, the 65-year-old Gossen still maintains his around-the-clock energy and enthusiasm for seafood, especially Louisiana seafood.

In 1978, Gossen bought a truck and started to drive back and forth to Houston from Grand Isle, Pointe a la Hache, Empire and other Southern Louisiana cities. Photo: Ed Lallo/Louisiana Seafood News

His life, in fact, has revolved around seafood as chairman and founder of Louisiana Foods, a Houston-based seafood distributor that is the largest in Texas.

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