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.

Band Wars will be held on March 10 at Festival Plaza in Shreveport. The gates open at 10 a.m., and the first band begins at 12 p.m. The day ends with a performance by the top Tom Petty tribute band in the country, The Damn Torpedoes, followed by the announcement of the top five winners.