According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, men are twice as likely to binge drink than women, and they consistently have higher rates of alcoholrelated deaths and hospitalizations than women. Male drivers involved in fatal car accidents are twice as likely to have been intoxicated.

“Southern University Shreveport is a very unique institution as it’s a comprehensive community college, but also a historically black college and university. It’s grounded in so much history that not only impacted the neighborhood in which it is located, but Shreveport and this great nation.

“The investors are interested in those things that differentiate companies, they want to invest in companies that they can have a lot of confidence are going to do the right thing, they’re going to be out there practicing good safety, good...

is set to honor the 2015 class Dec. 5 at the Shreveport Convention Center. The honorees have been selected by a special committee from the Young Professionals Initiative, the Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce and Bossier Chamber of Commerce, and cover a wide range of careers and philanthropic work.