Biography
A lifelong resident of St. Bernard Parish, Boasso graduated from Chalmette High School in 1978. He obtained a business degree from the University of New Orleans. Boasso began his own company cleaning storage tanks for local companies during summer vacations. He soon established a large corporation, Boasso America. The company is still headquartered in St. Bernard Parish and employs hundreds of people in several states. He described the business as being started "with a brush and a bucket of Tide." During August 2007 Boasso America Corp., was sold to a Florida company, Quality Distribution Inc. at a profit of $60 million. The company will maintain its presence in South Louisiana.
He now works in the human resources section of the Maine-based Boone Corp.
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