Announcing the 2023 Reader Rankings

The votes have been cast and the results are in from CityBusiness readers. Businesses have been deemed the best of the best in the New Orleans area.

The seventh annual Reader Rankings gives a glance at the companies and services that CityBusiness readers have rated highly across a wide range of categories. Our intention is that this provides the opportunity to select the services that can aid you running your business more efficiently.

CityBusiness’ 2023 Reader Rankings survey prompted responses from 3,568 business professionals from across the New Orleans area. Over 17,302 votes were cast. The survey included a nomination round, followed by a voting period that generated three winners in each subcategory. One business was ranked as the top winner.

Through these rankings, we hope to keep our finger on the pulse of our readership.

We appreciate our readers’ engagement by taking the time to cast their votes for the ones which they feel best serve the local marketplace.

Please consider participating in next year’s survey to help us find the services that can help your business be the best it can be.

This year’s winners are:

CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN

Best architectural firm

TOP WINNER Woodward Design+Build

WINNER Blitch Knevel Architects Inc.

WINNER EskewDumezRipple

Best engineering firm

TOP WINNER Woodward Design+Build

WINNER Batture LLC

WINNER Duplantis Design Group, PC

Best general contractor

TOP WINNER Ryan Gootee General Contractors

WINNER Impetus, A Palmisano Company

WINNER Woodward Design+Build

Best home builder

TOP WINNER Burk Construction and Development

WINNER Hotard General Contracting

WINNER Schmidt Homes Inc.

Best landscape company

TOP WINNER Mullin

WINNER RCI – Rotolo Consultants Inc.

WINNER TPG – The Plant Gallery

Best shoring company

TOP WINNER  Abry Brothers Inc.

WINNER Davie Shoring Inc.

WINNER Roubion Shoring & Construction

EDUCATION

Best charter school

TOP WINNER Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy

WINNER Benjamin Franklin High School

WINNER Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans

Best four-year college

TOP WINNER Louisiana State University

WINNER The University of New Orleans

WINNER Tulane University

Best law school J.D. program

TOP WINNER Loyola University College of Law

WINNER LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center

WINNER Tulane Law School

Best MBA program

TOP WINNER The University of New Orleans

WINNER Tulane University A.B. Freeman School of Business

WINNER Louisiana State University

Best private elementary school

TOP WINNER St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School

WINNER St. Dominic School

WINNER St. Matthew the Apostle Catholic School

Best private secondary school

TOP WINNER Mount Carmel Academy

WINNER Brother Martin High School

WINNER St. Mary’s Dominican High School

Best two-year college

TOP WINNER Delgado Community College

WINNER Nunez Community College

WINNER River Parishes Community College

FINANCE/INVESTMENTS & INSURANCE

Best bank

TOP WINNER Hancock Whitney

WINNER Fidelity Bank

WINNER Metairie Bank

Best credit union

TOP WINNER New Orleans Firemen’s Federal Credit Union

WINNER Greater New Orleans Federal Credit Union

WINNER Keesler Federal Credit Union Metairie Branch

Best life insurance agency/company

TOP WINNER Eagan Insurance Agency

WINNER Northwestern Mutual

WINNER Pan-American Life Insurance Group

Best mortgage company

TOP WINNER NOLA Lending Group

WINNER Gulf Coast Bank Home Loans

WINNER Standard Mortgage Corporation

Best property & casualty insurance agency

TOP WINNER Eagan Insurance Agency

WINNER State Farm

WINNER TWFG Insurance of Covington

Best savings banks/savings & loan

TOP WINNER Fifth District Savings Bank

WINNER Greater New Orleans Federal Credit Union

WINNER Eureka Homestead

Best stock & bond brokerage firm

TOP WINNER Morgan Stanley

WINNER Edward Jones

WINNER Fidelity Investments

GENERAL BUSINESS

Best accounting firm

TOP WINNER LaPorte CPAs & Business Advisors

WINNER Bourgeois Bennett

WINNER Wegmann Dazet

Best auto dealer

TOP WINNER Ray Brandt Auto Group

WINNER Lamarque Ford

WINNER Lexus of New Orleans

Best charter service

TOP WINNER Limousine Livery Ltd

WINNER Alert Transportation LLC

WINNER Louisiana Motor Coach, Inc.

Best courier & delivery service

TOP WINNER UPS

WINNER Amazon Distribution Center – Elmwood

WINNER FedEx

Best employment agency

TOP WINNER TekChix Staffing & Consulting

WINNER Adeeta Staffing

WINNER Complete Logistical Services

Best jeweler

TOP WINNER Aucoin Hart Jewelers

WINNER Mignon Faget

WINNER Ramsey’s Diamond Jewelers

Best women owned business

TOP WINNER Fleurty Girl

WINNER Adeeta Corporate Staffing

WINNER Cindy Hebert Photography, LLC

HEALTH CARE

Best acute care hospital

TOP WINNER Children’s Hospital New Orleans

WINNER East Jefferson General Hospital

WINNER St. Tammany Parish Hospital

Best cardiologist

TOP WINNER Carl (Chip) J. Lavie

WINNER Farhad Aduli

WINNER Mark Effron

Best cosmetic or plastic surgeon

TOP WINNER Sean Weiss

WINNER Jules Walters

WINNER Kamran Khoobehi

Best diagnostic imaging center

TOP WINNER DIS Diagnostic Imaging Services

WINNER Ochsner Imaging Center

WINNER Paul D. Cordes Outpatient Pavilion at St. Tammany Health System

Best emergency room

TOP WINNER Children’s Hospital New Orleans

WINNER East Jefferson General Hospital

WINNER University Medical Center New Orleans

Best health & fitness center

TOP WINNER Planet Fitness

WINNER New Orleans Athletic Club

WINNER Stone Creek Health Club and Spa

Best health maintenance organization

TOP WINNER Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana

WINNER Humana

WINNER UnitedHealthcare

Best mental health care facility

TOP WINNER River Oaks Hospital

WINNER Children’s Hospital New Orleans

WINNER Lakeview Regional Medical Center

Best obstetrician & gynecologist

TOP WINNER Katherine M. Swing

WINNER Angela Marie Parise

WINNER Vicki Steen

Best physical therapist

TOP WINNER Head to Toe Physical Therapy and Wellness, LLC

WINNER Crane Rehab Center

WINNER Crescent City Orthopedics

Best preferred provider organization

TOP WINNER Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana

WINNER Humana Inc.

WINNER UnitedHealthcare

 Best retirement community

TOP WINNER Christwood Retirement Community

WINNER Lambeth House

WINNER Poydras Home

Best third-party administrator

TOP WINNER Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana

WINNER Humana

WINNER United Healthcare

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Best information technology company

TOP WINNER Universal Data Inc

WINNER Bellwether Technology Corporation

WINNER Courant (Formerly Rent-A-Nerd)

Best telecommunication company

TOP WINNER AT&T

WINNER Cox

WINNER Uniti Fiber

LEGAL SERVICES

Admiralty & Maritime

TOP WINNER Blue Williams, LLC

WINNER King & Jurgens LLC

WINNER Lewis, Kullman, Sterbcow & Abramson, LLC

Family Law

TOP WINNER Blue Williams, LLC

WINNER Crescent City Law, L.L.C.

Labor

TOP WINNER Sternberg, Naccari & White, LLC

WINNER Magdalen Blessey Bickford -McGlinchey Stafford PLLC

WINNER Simon Peragine Smith & Redfearn LLP

Litigation

TOP WINNER Sternberg, Naccari & White, LLC

WINNER Leake & Andersson

WINNER Melchiode Marks King LLC

Personal injury

TOP WINNER Law Office of John W. Redmann, LLC

WINNER Bono Law Firm, APLC

WINNER Dudley DeBosier Injury Lawyers

Real estate

TOP WINNER Robert Bergeron, The Law offices of Bergeron, Douglass, Frosch & Mack

WINNER Blue Williams, LLC

WINNER Steeg Law Firm, LLC

REAL ESTATE

Best commercial leasing company

TOP WINNER NAI Latter and Blum

WINNER Corporate Realty

WINNER SRSA Commercial Real Estate

Best commercial property management company

TOP WINNER Rampart/Wurth Holding, LLC

WINNER Property One

WINNER SRSA Gulf South Management

Best commercial real estate agent

TOP WINNER Glennda Bach

WINNER Randie Leggio, Latter & Blum

WINNER Reed Wiley/NAI Latter & Blum

Best office building

TOP WINNER One Canal Place

WINNER Benson Tower

WINNER Energy Centre

Best residential real estate agent

TOP WINNER Glennda Bach

WINNER Joey Walker, Rêve | Realtors

WINNER Tammy M. Whitehead

Best residential real estate company

TOP WINNER Latter & Blum

WINNER McEnery Residential

WINNER Rêve | Realtors

Best title company

TOP WINNER Crescent Title

WINNER Bayou Title

WINNER Title Management Group

TOURISM

Best attraction

TOP WINNER The National WWII Museum

WINNER Audubon Zoo

WINNER City Park

Best event & meeting facility

TOP WINNER New Orleans Museum of Art

WINNER New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

WINNER Southern Hotel

Best hotel

TOP WINNER The Roosevelt New Orleans

WINNER Hotel Monteleone

WINNER Windsor Court Hotel

Best independent caterer

TOP WINNER Messina’s Catering & Events

WINNER Caluda’s Cottage Catering

WINNER Pigèon Catering & Events

Best restaurant for a power lunch

TOP WINNER Drago’s Metairie

WINNER Boulevard American Bistro

WINNER Galatoire’s

Best restaurant for brunch

TOP WINNER Commander’s Palace

WINNER Brennan’s

WINNER Ruby Slipper Cafe

Best restaurant for fine dining

TOP WINNER Commander’s Palace

WINNER Galatoire’s

WINNER GW Fins

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