Two of the prizes up for grabs each year are the Fashion Prize and the Music Prize. Fashion Prize announced its five designer finalists during a live Facebook broadcast on June 16. The competitors will be judged this month, and the grand prize winner will receive a $2,500 cash prize.

The Greater Shreveport Chamber honored Heard, McElroy & Vestal, LLC (HMV) as the Industry of the Year recipient at the annual J. Pat Beaird Industry of the Year and Top Businesses Luncheon, held on Sept. 26 at Sam’s Town Hotel & Casino.

Metro Aviation earned more bragging rights when it received the J. Pat Beaird Award for Industry of the Year..

“Within five minutes of her suggestion, we recorded my application video and sent it in on the first take,” Jacobs said. “We went from a casual ‘I wonder what would happen’ type conversation, to an official submission within literally minutes. It was crazy.