The Dream Hunt Foundation held its Edward “Pops” Nix Memorial Dinner at Horseshoe Casino & Hotel on Sept. 4. The foundation provides hunting and fishing trips to children who are terminally ill, have special needs or who have lost a parent serving in the military or as a first responder — Paul Savage Jr.

Jeff Warren

Ben and Tina Lennard

Clay Johns, Amy Johns and Calvin Thompson

James and Brinklye McBride

Meghan Smith, Kymberly Allen, Hayli Cagle and Theresa Jordan.

Ryal and Jessica Siem

Ryan and Brooke Hutchison

Scott Wooten and Jessica McGowen

Rhonda Nygaard, Wyvonee Goodwin, Kay Stough and Jennifer Rivers

The Greater Shreveport Chamber held its annual J. Pat Beaird Luncheon at Sam’s Town Hotel & Casino on Sept. 10. The event honored Amazon as the Industry of the Year Award recipient and Col. Mark Tillman as the keynote speaker. Col. Tillman served as the pilot/commander of Air Force One from 2001 to 2009. — Paul Savage Jr.

Mayor Tom Arceneaux, Col. Mark Tillman and Elizabeth Arceneaux

Brandi Ulloa-Hitchcock and Paige Lasyone

George Wilson and Patrick Dispenza.

Beth Waldrop and Cathy Gates

Miranda Smalls and Burnadine Anderson

Amazon representatives Will Jordan, Tommy Stultz, Kelly Felix, Abhishek Gowrishankar, Will Brown, Zach Hubbard and Esmon Silas

The R.W. Norton Art Gallery held an opening reception for its new exhibition, “New Orleans in Art: A Love Letter from the Crescent City,” on Aug. 28. The exhibit features 50 artists who have captured the beauty, energy and soul of New Orleans. — Paul Savage Jr.

Irene Gallion and Brandon Felix

Jackie Winston and Lenora Docent

Marci Hicks and Karen La Beau

Tom McNeely, Katie Lewis, Tammy Tatum and Cliff LeBlanc.

Michael Heckard and Harmani Johnson

Natalie Armstrong and Joe Mustachia

Nicole Shore and Kanya Michelle

Reid Goodwin and Taylor Waters.