His business was named "Gulf of America Outfitters" 3 years before Trump's order. Now he says business is booming.
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Louisiana resident Adam Petersen was ahead of the curve when he named his Cajun charter fishing boat company "Gulf of America Outfitters." The name wasn't meant to be a political statement, but a symbol of the local community's connection to the environment, he said.
"It hit home for a lot of people. It was more of an ode to the folks that we felt like it represented," Petersen said.
And while he insists the name is "still not political" — it has recently become just that.
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