J. Pat Beaird Industry of the Year and 318 Forum Top Businesses
The Shreveport Chamber of Commerce hosts the J. Pat Beaird Industry of the Year Award, and 318 Forum presented the Top Business Awards at Sam’s Town ballroom om Sept. 26. More than 500 professionals and movers and shakers in the business and political community turned out. Special guest speaker and former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell gave an impassioned speech about being committed to a team and how he survived. His story was the inspiration for the major motion picture “Lone Survivor.”