Those of us who grew up here understand firsthand the uniqueness of our tremendous community. We competed on the football field at A.C. Steere Park, developed lifelong friendships at the Boy Scout hut in Betty Virginia Park, learned to ski on Cross Lake, and learned about rivalries on Friday nights in the fall at Lee Hedges Stadium.

Each year for more than a decade, the Greater Shreveport Chamber’s Young Professionals Initiative has highlighted 40 of our region’s most dynamic and engaged young entrepreneurs, executives, managers and professionals in the public, private and nonprofit sectors.