State Sen. Walter Boasso wants to focus on business rather than politics after losing to Gov.-elect Bobby Jindal in the October primary.

Boasso, 47, said Tuesday that he is planning to start an Internet company to serve as a connection point for exotic animal ranches such as the one he owns in Mississippi. The company, he said, would give ranch owners a central spot to showcase exotic animals.

Boasso’s own ranch — near Hattiesburg, Miss. — is where he went after finishing second in the governor’s race with 17 percent of the vote despite pouring millions of dollars into his campaign. Jindal, a Republican, won outright with 54 percent of the vote.

Boasso returned to work this week at Boasso America Corp. after spending nine days at his ranch and taking a hunting trip to Kansas. The $60 million sale of the company is expected to be finalized by the end of the year. Boasso will stay on as a paid consultant for three years.

In January, state Rep. A.G. Crowe will move into the state Senate seat that Boasso held for four years. Rather than seek re-election, Boasso ran for governor. He switched his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat and spent about $6 million in personal funds on the race.

Jindal, 36, won election to Congress after losing the 2003 governor’s race to Kathleen Blanco.

Boasso and New Orleans businessman John Georges, who finished third in the recent governor’s race, said they do not plan to mirror Jindal’s career moves.

“I am not interested in Congress,” Georges said. “I am being asked to consider mayor of New Orleans but feel it’s too early.”

Boasso said he has no interest in running for Congress or for the Legislature.

As for the next governor’s race in four years, he said he wants to see what Jindal does with the job. “If he’s successful doing all the things I wanted to see get accomplished, I’m happy,” Boasso said.

Unlike Boasso, Georges did not take a break from work after losing the governor’s race.

While watching the election returns, Georges said, he also was thinking about what he would do at work on Monday. He is CEO of Imperial Trading Co., a food supplier.

Georges, 47, said he saw the Governor’s Office as the most comparable political role to being a CEO.

He said the governor has more influence over the hurricane recovery than the mayor.