Steven Minvielle
Crawfish Farmer and Member of the Louisiana Crawfish Farmers Association
Mr. Minvielle is a native of New Iberia, LA, spending most of his career in the automotive industry, some 24 years. Having an interest in crawfish farming, in 1998, he purchased a tract of land and started a crawfish farm. After finding a passion for farming, he sold the automotive business to his employees and devoted his full efforts to farming.
Finding a need for organization, he joined a group that reorganized the Louisiana Crawfish Farmers Association, where he served as President for two years. Recognizing the industry’s need for representation on state and local committees, he sought and was appointed to the Louisiana Crawfish Research and Promotion Board, where he served for 3 1/2 years, 1 1/2 as its chairman.
He has served as a member of NRCS State Technical Advisory Committee for 5 years, and also serves on the Farm Bureau Crawfish Advisory Committee. He resigned his position on the Crawfish Research Promotion Board in March of 2007 to fill the position as Executive Director of the Louisiana Crawfish Farmers Association. During his tenure as director, the LCFA has grown to a 1200 plus membership, with over 1000 being crawfish farmers.