A New Orleans chef has partnered with a Chalmette community college to create a new program to train the next generation of deckhands.

Why it matters: Louisiana is the country's second largest seafood producer, but its commercial fishermen are, on average, among the oldest in the country, and too few people are following in their footsteps to keep the industry going.

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