New Orleans CityBusiness 2021 Reader Rankings Winner

Announcing the 2021 Reader Rankings – New Orleans CityBusiness
By: Natalie Chandler, Editor June 18, 2021 0

The votes have been cast and the results are in from CityBusiness readers on which businesses are the best of the best in the New Orleans area, based on their own experiences.
The fifth annual Reader Rankings provides a look at the companies and services that CityBusiness readers have rated highly across a wide variety of categories. We hope this gives you the opportunity to choose the services that can help you run your business more efficiently and effectively.
CityBusiness’ 2021 Reader Rankings survey generated responses from 5,715 business professionals from across the New Orleans area. The survey included a nomination round, followed by a voting period that determined three winners in each subcategory with one of them being the top winner.
As we seek to engage our readership, we want to know from informed professionals which organizations best support our business community. We appreciate our readers’ enthusiasm at taking the chance 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 Greenleaf Lawson Architects
WINNER Blitch Knevel Architects Inc.
WINNER EskewDumezRipple
Best engineering firm
TOP WINNER Stantec
WINNER Design Engineering Inc.
WINNER Morphy Makofsky Inc.
Best general contractor
TOP WINNER Woodward Design+Build
WINNER Ryan Gootee General Contractors
WINNER The Lemoine Company
Best home builder
TOP WINNER Nelson Clayton Homes
WINNER Dardel Properties
WINNER TAG Homes Inc.
Best landscape company
TOP WINNER TPG – The Plant Gallery
WINNER MULLIN
WINNER RCI – Rotolo Consultants Inc.
Best shoring company
TOP WINNER Abry Brothers Inc.
WINNER Davie Shoring Inc.
WINNER Roubion Shoring & Construction
EDUCATION
Best charter school
TOP WINNER Benjamin Franklin High School
WINNER Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy
WINNER Lusher Charter School
Best four-year college
TOP WINNER University of Holy Cross
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 two-year college
TOP WINNER Delgado Community College
WINNER Nunez Community College
WINNER River Parishes Community College
Best MBA program
TOP WINNER Tulane University: A.B. Freeman School of Business
WINNER Louisiana State University
WINNER The University of New Orleans
Best private elementary school
TOP WINNER Holy Name of Jesus
WINNER St. Edward the Confessor School
WINNER St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School
Best private secondary school
TOP WINNER Mount Carmel Academy
WINNER Brother Martin High School
WINNER Jesuit High School
FINANCE/INVESTMENTS & INSURANCE
Best bank
TOP WINNER Hancock Whitney
WINNER Capital One Bank
WINNER Home Bank
Best credit union
TOP WINNER New Orleans Firemen’s Federal Credit Union
WINNER Greater New Orleans Federal Credit Union
WINNER OnPath Federal Credit Union
Best life insurance agency/company
TOP WINNER Eagan Insurance Agency
WINNER New York Life
WINNER State Farm: Nora Vaden Holmes
Best mortgage company
TOP WINNER NOLA Lending Group
WINNER Greater New Orleans Federal Credit Union
WINNER OnPath Federal Credit Union
Best property & casualty insurance agency
TOP WINNER Eagan Insurance Agency
WINNER Gallagher Insurance, Risk Management & Consulting
WINNER State Farm
Best savings & loan
TOP WINNER Eureka Homestead
Best stock & bond brokerage firm
TOP WINNER Edward Jones
WINNER Gulf Coast Wealth Management
WINNER Morgan Stanley
GENERAL BUSINESS
Best accounting firm
TOP WINNER Wegmann Dazet & Company
WINNER Bourgeois Bennett
WINNER LaPorte CPAs & Business Advisors
Best airline
TOP WINNER Southwest Airlines
WINNER American Airlines
WINNER Delta Airlines
Best auto dealer
TOP WINNER Ray Brandt Auto Group
WINNER Lakeside Toyota
WINNER Royal Honda
Best charter service
TOP WINNER Louisiana Motor Coach Inc.
WINNER Limousine Livery Ltd.
WINNER London Livery Ltd.
Best courier & delivery service
TOP WINNER UPS
WINNER FedEx
WINNER U.S. Postal Service
Best employment agency
TOP WINNER TekChix Staffing & Consulting
WINNER Bemana Power Recruitment
WINNER Brooke Staffing Companies
Best boat/marine dealer
TOP WINNER Bent Marine Inc.
WINNER Donovan Marine
WINNER Tim’s Marine
WINNER West Marine
Best men’s clothier
TOP WINNER Perlis
WINNER Jeff’s Haberdashery
WINNER Rubensteins
Best women’s clothier
TOP WINNER Dillard’s
WINNER Chatta Box Boutique
WINNER Macy’s
Best women owned business
TOP WINNER Fleurty Girl
WINNER Bart’s Office Inc.
WINNER GIFTED Healthcare
Best jeweler
TOP WINNER Aucoin Hart Jewelers
WINNER Mignon Faget
WINNER Ramsey’s Diamond Jewelers
HEALTH CARE
Best acute care hospital
TOP WINNER Ochsner Medical Center
WINNER Children’s Hospital New Orleans
WINNER Touro
Best cardiologist
TOP WINNER Carl Lavie
WINNER Farhad Aduli
WINNER Frank Wilklow
Best cosmetic or plastic surgeon
TOP WINNER Sean Weiss
WINNER Kamran Khoobehi
WINNER Elizabeth Kinsley
Best dentist
TOP WINNER Leslie Gottsegen
WINNER Nathan Burns
WINNER Mid-City Smiles Family Dentistry
Best diagnostic imaging center
TOP WINNER DIS Diagnostic Imaging Services
WINNER Quest Diagnostics Veterans
WINNER Touro
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 Ochsner Fitness Center
WINNER Franco’s Health Club & Spa
WINNER New Orleans Athletic Club
Best health maintenance organization
TOP WINNER Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
WINNER Humana Health Benefit Plan of Louisiana Inc.
WINNER UnitedHealthcare of Louisiana Inc.
Best mental health care facility
TOP WINNER Children’s Hospital New Orleans
WINNER Lakeview Regional Medical Center
WINNER Northshore Family Counseling
WINNER River Oaks Hospital
Best obstetrician & gynecologist
TOP WINNER Rebecca Perret
WINNER Jack Jacob
WINNER Katie Swing
Best physical therapist
TOP WINNER Head to Toe Physical Therapy and Wellness
WINNER Crane Rehab Center – River Road
WINNER Magnolia Physical Therapy
Best preferred provider organization
TOP WINNER Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
WINNER Humana Health Benefit Plan of Louisiana Inc.
WINNER UnitedHealthcare of Louisiana Inc.
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 Gilsbar
WINNER Humana Health Benefit Plan of Louisiana Inc.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Best information technology company
TOP WINNER Rent-A-Nerd Inc.
WINNER Bellwether Technology Corporation
WINNER CommTech Industries
WINNER Universal Data Inc.
Best internet service provider
TOP WINNER AT&T
WINNER Cox
WINNER Spectrum
Best mobile phone provider
TOP WINNER Verizon
WINNER AT&T
WINNER T-Mobile
Best telecommunication company
TOP WINNER AT&T
WINNER Cox
WINNER Xfinity
REAL ESTATE
Best commercial real estate agent
TOP WINNER Reed Wiley
WINNER Stacie Carubba
WINNER Bryan Francher
Best commercial leasing company
TOP WINNER NAI Latter & Blum
WINNER Corporate Realty
WINNER Stirling Properties
Best commercial property management company
TOP WINNER Latter & Blum Property Management
WINNER Corporate Realty
WINNER Stirling Properties
Best residential real estate agent
TOP WINNER Glennda Bach
WINNER Laurie Lionnet
WINNER Chris Smith
Best residential real estate company
TOP WINNER Latter & Blum Inc. Realtors
WINNER Keller Williams Realty – Metairie office
WINNER Rêve Realtors
Best office building
TOP WINNER One Canal Place
WINNER Benson Tower
WINNER Pan American Life Center
Best title company
TOP WINNER Crescent Title
WINNER Bayou Title
WINNER Title Management Group Inc.
TOURISM
Best attraction
TOP WINNER The National WWII Museum
WINNER Audubon Zoo
WINNER City Park
Best Louisiana casino
TOP WINNER Harrah’s New Orleans
WINNER Boomtown
WINNER L’Auberge Casino & Hotel Baton Rouge
Best Mississippi casino
TOP WINNER Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
WINNER Hard Rock
WINNER Silver Slipper Casino Hotel
Best caterer
TOP WINNER Pigèon Catering & Events
WINNER LaBella’s Catering
WINNER Messina’s Catering & Events
Best coffee shop
TOP WINNER PJ’s Coffee
WINNER CC’s Coffee House
WINNER French Truck Coffee
Best event & meeting facility
TOP WINNER New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
WINNER Mardi Gras World
WINNER Southern Hotel
Best happy hour
TOP WINNER The Carousel Bar & Lounge
WINNER Arnaud’s
WINNER Claret Wine & Cocktail Bar
Best hotel
TOP WINNER The Roosevelt New Orleans
WINNER Hotel Monteleone
WINNER Windsor Court Hotel
Best Louisiana made food product
TOP WINNER Zatarain’s
WINNER Community Coffee
WINNER Zapp’s Potato Chips Inc.
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
Best restaurant for a power lunch
TOP WINNER Galatoire’s
WINNER Commander’s Palace
WINNER Houston’s