Announcing the 2023 Reader Rankings
Lance Traweek//June 30, 2023
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