Success Through Faith, Family

Worksaver Systems – Ensuring Employees are Fit for Duty
July 17, 2019
Fleet Supply Delivers Quality Products, Service
July 17, 2019
Worksaver Systems – Ensuring Employees are Fit for Duty
July 17, 2019
Fleet Supply Delivers Quality Products, Service
July 17, 2019

Although the family-run-and-operated Faith Family Shrimp Company was officially established in 2015, husband and wife owners, Chad and Angela Portier have continued the legacy of their families.

Chad is a fourth-generation fisherman whose father built over 150 boats in his lifetime with more than half being shrimp vessels. Angela’s father is a third-generation fisherman who built, operated and owned five steel hulls in his lifetime. It’s no surprise that the couple’s sons, Chad Jr. and Jenson Engebretson are fifth-generation fishermen as well as the dock operators for Faith Family Shrimp.


It truly is a family-operated business, with Ashlee Engebretson — Jenson’s wife — being dock secretary and Chad and Angela’s daughter, Amanda Boquet, handling the accounting.

“I love the fact that I get to see my kids every day, and we work together and get to serve our community together as a family,” Angela shared. “It just makes life easier to have them here. You know they’re on your side; you know you’re a team when you are a family. We all have the same mindset: we are here to serve.”

The company, that operates out of Cocodrie, owns and operates five commercial fishing vessels that bring in an average of two million pounds of wild caught American Gulf shrimp a year.


Faith Family Shrimp supports local commercial fishermen by buying their catch fresh at the dock and befriending them. “They have been up all night or all day or they’ve been out for 20-something days; you don’t know how long they’ve been out. We meet and greet them. As soon as they get to the dock, we are the first people they see,” Angela explained. “So, we just try to serve them and be kind to them in any way we can. We just try to give them the best price we can for their product. We’re here to encourage them and give them faith and hope.”

“I think that’s the main thing: they know we care. We’re doing the best we can. We’re always cooking, so if you know they’re hungry, they can have a meal.” Angela added. “It’s just more personal; they’re not just a number. I think that’s maybe where we stand out a little bit more—we really care about
people.” •

BY DREW MILLER