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Best Local College
LSU Shreveport
LA Tech
Northwestern State
University- Shreveport

Best Local Theatre
Shreveport Little
Theatre
BPCC Theatre
Stage Center

Best Museum
R.W. Norton Art Gallery
Louisiana State Oil &
Gas
Meadows Museum of
Art

Best Performing Arts Group
Shreveport Little
Theatre
BPCC
Shreveport Opera
Stage Center

Best Private School
Calvary Baptist
Loyola College Prep
Southfield School
First Baptist Church
School

Best Summer Camp
Sci-Port
Shreveport Aquarium
Southfield Summer
Camp
Querbes Tennis
Med Camps of LA

Best Theatre Group
Shreveport Little
Theatre
BPCC Cavalier Players
Stage Center
Backalley Dramaniacs

Best Tutoring Service
LearningRx
At Home Academy
Daytime Playtime
Kemp’s Tutoring

Best Appetizers
Ernest’s Orleans
Fat Calf Brasserie
Silver Star Grill
Frozen Pirogue
Cypress by Revenir

Best BBQ
Silver Star Smokehouse
Bodacious BBQ
Hickory Stick
Bodacious Barbecue
Podnuh’s
Louisiana Smoke House

Best Burger
Papa and Company
Rollin’ in the Dough
Twisted Root
Silver Star Grill
Hopdoddy

Best Catfish
Jan’s River Restaurant
Orlandeaux’s Cross Lake
Cafe
Johnny’s Catfish
Rollin’ in the Dough
Shane’s

Best Chips and Salsa
Superior Bar & Grill
Casa Jimador
Oyster Bar & Grill
El Cabo Verde
Don Juanz

Best Craft Beer
Flying Heart
Great Raft
Seventh Tap
Red River Brewing

Best Crawfish
Rubba Boot Crawfish
Company
Crawdaddy’s Kitchen
Larry P’s
Crawfish Tyme
Shreveport
Chuck Wagon

Best Desserts at a local Restaurant
Julie Anne’s Bakery
Strawn’s
Whisk
2 Johns Steak and
Seafood
Cypress by the Revenir

Best Donuts
Southern Maid Donuts
Dripp Donuts
Lickin’ Good
Crispy
Sweet Glaze

Best Fried Chicken
Southern Classic
Chick-Fil-A
Popeyes
Dripp Donuts
Church’s

Best Fries at a local Restaurant
Rollin’ In The Dough
Twisted Root
Yeero Yeero
The Missing Link
Loooisiana Seafood

Best Gumbo
Ernest’s Orleans
Beauxjax Crafthouse
Orlandeaux’s Cross Lake
Cafe
Gumbo to Go
Bergeron’s

Best Italian Food
Monjuni’s
Giuseppe’s PastaCaffe
L’Italiano
Carrabas
Chianti

Best King Cakes
Lilah’s Bakery
Julie Anne’s Bakery
Lowder’s Bakery
Tubbs Hardware
Fat Tuesday’s

Best Local Sandwich
Fat Tuesday’s Sandwich
Shop
Counter Culture
Fertitta’s Delicatessen
Bayou Deli & Casserole
Shop
Doc’s

Best Margarita
Superior Bar & Grill
El Cabo Verde
Don Juanz
Cantina Laredo
El Patio

Best Martini
2 Johns Steak & Seafood
Superior’s Steakhouse
Silver Star (Ellerbe)
Abby Singer’s Bistro
Cypress by the Revenir

Best Mexican Food
Ki’ Mexico
Superior Bar & Grill
El Cabo Verde
El Patio
El Compadre

Best Oysters
Oyster Bar
Frozen Pirogue
Frank’s
Zuzul’s
Ralph & Kacoo’s

Best Pizza
Johnny’s Pizza
Flying Heart
Frank’s Napoletano
Smitty’s

Best Place to Eat Downtown
Blind Tiger
Pepito’s XO
Abby Singer’s Bistro
The Noble Savage
The Missing Link

Best Ribs
Silver Star Smokehouse
Bodacious Bar BBQ
Hickory Stick
Podnuh’s
Louisiana Smoke House

Best Seafood
Orlandeaux’s Cross Lake
Cafe
Zuzul’s
Loooisiana Seafood
2 Johns Steak and
Seafood
Frank’s

Best Steak
2 Johns Steak and
Seafood
Silver Star Grill
Texas Roadhouse
Superior’s Steakhouse
Jack Binion’s
Steakhouse at
Horseshoe

Best Stuffed Shrimp
Orlandeaux’s Cross Lake
Cafe
Ernest’s Orleans
Ralph and Kacoo’s
Eddie’s Restaurant
The Landing

Best Sushi
Sushi Gen
Ichiban
Sushiko
Sushi Kin
Cheng’s

Best Tacos
Ki’ Mexico
Torchy’s Tacos
Don Juanz
El Patio
La Michoacana

Best Antique Shop
King’s Antiques
Southern Sass Junking
Antique Emporium
Caboose Antiques on
Line

Best Appliances
Lowe’s
Home Depot
Kitchen & Bath Cottage
Coburns
Best Buy

Best Carpet
House of Carpets and
Lighting
Ivey’s Carpet & Interiors
Henson’s Carpet and
Lighting
Snyder’s Floor Covering
River Cities

Best Flooring
House of Carpets and
Lighting
Synder’s
Ivy Floors
Dixie Floors
United Tile Co.

Best Furniture
Ivan Smith Furniture
Johnson’s Furniture
Haverty’s
Ashley Furniture
Lazy Boy Furniture
Gallery

Best Home Decor
Hobby Lobby
Ivy & Stone
HomeGoods
Canatella Interiors
At Home

Best Home Design
Services
Ivy & Stone
Canatella Interiors
Janet Meier Designs
United Tile
Lisa Willard

Best Homebuilder
Southern Home
Builders
Terry Elston
Bayou Construction
Ashley’s Building and
Construction
Hamilton Builders

Best HVAC Service &
Repair
Advanced Air
Conditioning & Heating
Pioneer Comfort
Systems
Brooks
AccuTemp

Best Landscaping
Hoogland’s
Landscaping
Mathews’ Lawn &
Landscape
Lex Plant Farm
CC’s Lawn and Garden
JLT Landscape
Professionals

Best Lighting
House of Carpets and
Lighting
Louisiana Home Center
River Cities
Lee Lighting

Best Nursery / Garden
Store
Akin’s Nursery &
Landscaping
Ellis Home and Garden
Lex Plant Farm
Garrison’s Greenwood
Garden’s
Home Depot

Best Pest Control
J&J Pest Control
AntiPest
Killer for Hire
JP Pests Away
Orkin

Best Plumber
Bobby L Greene
Plumbing
Giglio’s
Rinchuso’s Plumbing
and Heating
Joey Vaught
A&M Plumbing, LLC

Best Pool Design
Morehead Pools
Blue Haven
Bayou Pool Solutions
Splash Pools & Spas
Oasis Aquatech

Best Remodeler
Terry Elston
Bayou Construction
Ashley’s Building &
Remodeling
Red River Remodeling
Louisiana Home Center

Best Bar or Restaurant
to Watch Sports
Frozen Pirogue
Walk Ons
Red River Brewpub @
the Garage
Buffalo Wild Wings
2 Johns Steak and
Seafood

Best Bartender
Fat Calf Brasserie
Cat,Elks Lodge
Bailey O’Byrne, Don
Juanz
Haley Wren Horne
Heather Fife

Best Casino Lounge
1931 Lounge Horseshoe
Casino
Celebrity Lounge at
Bally’s
Horseshoe Casino
Sam’s Town Casino
Red River Room,
Horseshoe Casino

Best Caterer
Fat Calf Brasserie
Shaver’s
Drake Catering
Cypress by the Revenir

Best Chef
Ernest Palmisano
Anthony Felan
Blake Jackson
Tootie Morrison
Gabriel Balderas

Best Festival
Mudbug Festival
Red River Revel Arts
Festival
Highland Jazz and
Blues Festival
Louisiana Film Prize
CORK Wine Festival

Best Fundraising
Event
St Jude Dream Home
Christmas in the Sky
Holy Angels Run
Best in Sheaux -
Robinson Rescue
Taste of Shreveport

Best Golf Course
Southern Trace
East Ridge
Querbes
Northwood Golf Club
Stonebridge

Best Liquor Store
Cuban Liquor
Thrifty Liquor
Tony’s Liquor
Station 80
The Cellar Bossier City

Best Local Artist
Robin Vosbury,
Musician
Lauren Ross Simmons
Karen LeBeau
Vanicka Terhune
Deshea Wactor
Guzman

Best Local Band
Hollow Decks
Windstorm
The Crowd
Identity Crisis
Charlotte’s Web Band

Best Local Radio
Personality
Erin McCarty
Erin Bristol
Tim Fletcher
Krystal “Chica”
Montez
Jay Michaels

Best Local Singer
Jimmy Wooten
Haley Brooke
Seth Bradford
Charlotte Huston
Buddy Flett

Best Local TV News
Personality
Doug Warner
Rick Rowe
Joe Haynes
Dominique Benn
Biskie Duncan

Best Mardi Gras Ball
Krewe of Centaur
Krewe of Gemini
Krewe of Highland
Krewe of Justinian

Best Mardi Gras
Krewe
Krewe of Centaur
Krewe of Highland
Krewe of Gemini
Krewe of Harambee
Krewe of Sobek

Best Place for a
Wedding Reception
Dixie Gin
East Ridge Country
Club
601 Spring Event
Venue
North Market Venue
Shreveport Aquarium

Best Place for Live
Music

Hurricane Alley
Brookshire Grocery
Arena
The Noble Savage
The Stage
Bears

Best Radio Station
KISS Country 93.7
K94.5
KEEL
88.5 LOVE
Q97.3

Best Tattoo Artists
Iron Horse
Micah Harold - Red
Handed Tattoo
Devin Mahoney
Curt Young
Kirsten Saffel

Best Attorney
Ron Miciotto
Dhu Thompson
Kelly Long
Allison Jones
Joe Gregorio

Best Blepharoplasty (eyes)
Lindsey Pennington
Dr. Paige Bundrick
Dr. Bryan Vekovious
Ken Sanders
Dr Sipes

Best Body Sculpting
Dr. Holly Wall
Bridges to Beauty
Lindsey Pennington
Ken Sanders
George Merriman

Best Breast
Enhancement
Holly Wall
Baron O’Neal
The Plastic Surgery
Center, Dr. Forrest P.
Wall
Wall Center for Plastic
Surgery
Bridges to Beauty

Best Cosmetic
Surgeon
Lindsey Pennington
Baron O’Neal
The Plastic Surgery
Center, Dr. Forrest P.
Wall
Ken Sanders

Best CPA
Heard, McLeroy &
Vestal
Heath Crager
Barry Barton, CPA
Mark Ford
Daniel Sant, CPA

Best Credit Union
Barksdale Federal
Credit Union
ANECA Federal Credit
Union
Carter Credit Union
Bossier Federal Credit
Union
Campus Federal
Credit Union

Best Face Lift
Lindsey Pennington
Wall Center
Ken Sanders
Paige Bundrick
Bridges to Beauty

Best Family Law
Ryan E. Gatti
Kelly Long
The Cook Law Firm
Lyn Lawrence
Greenwald Law Firm

Best Financial
Planner
Evans Financial
Cody King
Ameriprise, Mark
McCrocklin
Shane Sumlin BF
Edwards

Best Investment Firm
Edward Jones
Evans Financial Group
Merrill Lynch
AIG
JPJ Psalmonds

Best Non-Surgical
Enhancements
8445 Med Spa
Pennington Facial
Plastics
Dr. Glorioso
Jade Medid Medi Spa
Julie at Forest Wall’s
Office

Best Realtor
Mindy Wardlaw
Marilyn Michel
Brittany Shepherd
Michael Sean Powell
Madeline Boggs

Best Regional Bank
Barksdale Federal
Credit Union
Citizens National
Bank
Regions Bank
Cadence Bank

Best Rhinoplasty (nose
Lindsey Pennington
Paige Bundrick
Ken Sanders
The Plastic Surgery
Center, Dr. Forrest P.
Wall

Best Travel Agency
Denise Evans
Ashley Bordelon
Expedia, Elton Richie
Sandals
Leigh Flood

Best Weight Loss
Shed It
Weight Watchers
Weight Know More
Freedom from
Obesity
RevIV Health &
Wellness

Best Bakery
Lowder Baking
Company
Julie Anne’s Bakery
Buttercups
Lilah’s Bakery
Lacey Warren- Cakes,
Treats and Boards

Best Bar
Superior’s Steakhouse
Frozen Pirogue
Bears
2 Johns Steak and
Seafood
Central Station

Best Brunch
Marilynn’s Place
Another Broken Egg
Up for Brunch Cafe
First Watch
Another Broken Egg -
Bossier

Best Casino
Restaurant
Jack Binion’s
Steakhouse at
Horseshoe
Margaritaville
8oz Burger Horseshoe
Casino
Jimmy’s Seafood &
Steak
Vintage Steakhouse
at Bally’s

Best Chinese
Imperial Cathay
Lucky Palace
Cheng’s
Ming Garden
China Dragon

Best Coffee Shop
Rhino Coffee
PJ’s
Coffee on the Red
Strawns
Moor Coffee

Best Food Truck
Ono’s Hawaiian Grill
Dripp Hot Chicken
Cajun Asian
Yeero yeero
Larry Ps
Niema’s Cookery
Corner

Best Happy Hour
Superior’s Steakhouse
2 Johns Steak and
Seafood
Fat Calf Brasserie
Oyster Bar
Catino Laredo

Best Healthy Eating
Restaurant
Counter Culture
Well + Fed
First Watch
Don Juanz
Prep Cakes

Best Local Brewery
Flying Heart
Great Raft Brewing
Seventh Tap Brewing
Red River Brewing

Best Mediterranean
Athena’s Greek &
Mediterranean
Yeero Yeero
Taziki’s
Flames
Pita de Nova

Best New Restaurant
Frozen Pirogue
Cypress by the
Revenir
Pepito XO
Fuzzy’s Taco Bar
Earnestly Tooties

Best Overall
Restaurant
2 Johns Steak and
Seafood
Gibbons Fine Grill
Fat Calf Brasserie
Ki’ Mexico
Cypress by the
Revenir

Best Patio/Outdoor
Seating
Hurricane Alley
Ki’ Mexico
Flying Heart
Frozen Pirogue
Abby Singer’s Bistro

Best Place for a Date
Night
2 Johns Steak and
Seafood
Fat Calf Brasserie
Gibbons Fine Grill
Bella Fresca
Cypress by the
Revenir

Best Restaurant for
Breakfast
Another Broken Egg
Strawn’s Eat Shop
First Watch
Up for Brunch Cafe
Lowder Baking

Best Sandwich Shop
Jason’s Deli
Fairfield Market
Fat Tuesday’s
Bayou Deli &
Casserole Shop
Doc’s

Best Seafood
Restaurant
Orlandeaux’s Cross
Lake Cafe
Zuzul
Frank’s Louisiana
Kitchen
Ralph and Kacoo’s
Loosiana Seafood
Market

Best Soul Food
Orlandeaux’s
Earnestly Tootie’s w/
Chef Tootie Moorison
Strawns Eat Shop too
Cotton Boll Grill
Eddie’s Seafood and
Soul Food

Best Steakhouse
2 Johns
Superior’s Steakhouse
Silver Star Grill
Texas Roadhouse
Jack Binion’s at
Horseshoe

Best Thai
Dahn’s Garden
Pho Lamour
Chen’s Garden
Thai Japanese Kitchen

Best Vietnamese
Dahn’s Garden
Pho Lamour
Pham’s Sandwich
Shop
Noodle Bar at Bally’s

Best Wine Selection
Lucky Palace
Chianti’s
2 Johns Steak and
Seafood
Bella Fresca
Cypress by the
Revenir

Best Assisted Living
The Glen
The Oaks
The Blake
Garden Park
Heritage Manor
Stratmore

Best Dentist
Shreveport Bossier
Family Dental
Southern Roots
A Brighter Smile
Boyd Family Dentists
Hooper Family
Dentistry

Best Dry Cleaning
Porter’s Fine Dry
Cleaning
Azalea Cleaners
Port City Cleaners
Fly By Cleaners
Shed It!
Stephens

Best Event Planner
Delia Jeffcoat
Donnie Cox
Bonne Summers,
Apex Events
Emerie Eck Holtzclaw,
Lagniappe P.R.I.M.E.,
LLC
Audrey Robinson, Idea
Path

Best Eye Doctor
Lusk Eye Specialists
Dr. John Carmody
Russ Van Norman
Brian Vekovius
Holly Guy

Best Fitness Studio
Planet Fitness
Bloom Yoga
Shreveport
WK Fitness &
Wellness
Club 4
No Ceilings
Planet Fittness

Best Florist
La Bloom
The Enchanted Florist
Lisa’s Flowers & Gifts
Kyle Loyd, Colony
House of Flowers
Flower Power

Best Gift Store
Lewis Gifts
Enchanted Garden
318 Art Co
Tubbs Hardware
Give Me 3

Best Grocery Strore
Brookshire’s
Kroger on Ellerbe
Kroger
Whole Foods
Target

Best Hardware Store
Tubb’s Hardware &
Cajun Gifts
Lowes
Home Depot
Ace Hardware in
Bossier City (it’s new!)
Jayroe’s

Best Jewelry Store
Lockhart Jewelers
Lee Michael’s Fine
Jewelers
McCary’s Jewelers
Clarkes Jewelers

Best Meat Market /
Specialty Store
Bergeron’s
Maxwell’s Meat
Market
Cush’s Grocery
Smith Family Farms
Market
Cottons

Best Pediatrician
Pierremont Pediatrics
Dr. Gene Mack
Cush-John
Scott Ritch
Gretchen Petterway

Best Pet Services
Pet Smart
South Shreveport
Animal Hospital
Three Happy Tails
Just for Fido
K9 Nation

Best Pharmacy
Boudreaux’s
Pharmacy
Drug Emporium
CVS
Walmart
Airline Drug

Best Physical Therapist
Brewer Physical
Therapy
Tri State Physical
Therapy
Fultz Physical Therapy
Specialists Hospital
Adam Brewer

Best Physician
Family Doctors
Bossier Family Med
Group
Dr. Lindsey
Pennington
Dr Jaya McSharma
Dr. Jode Burgin

Best Realty Company
Coldwell Banker
Gosslee
Keller Williams NWLA
Diamond Realty and
Associates
Berkshire Hathaway
Vintage Realty
Remax

Best Retirement
Living
The Oaks
The Glen
The Blake
Garden Park
Redbrook at the Glen

Best Veterinary Practice
University Veterinary
Hospital
North Airline Animal
Hospital
South Shreveport
Animal Hospital
Southern Hills Animal
Hospital
Broadmoor Animal
Hospital
North Shreveport
Animal Hospital

Best Wedding Designer
Delia Jeffcoat
Donnie Cox
Colony House of
Flowers
North Market Venue
Kayla Southard

Best Wedding Planner
Delia Jeffcoat
Donnie Cox
Kayla Southard
Kyle Loyd, Colony
House of Flowers
Nicole McGowan

Best Childrens Shop
The Moppet Shoppe
Britches & Bows
Carter’s Louisiana
Boardwalk
La Bambolina
Kid to kid

Best Facial
Spa Concepts
Ark-La-Tex
Dermatology
8445 Med Spa
Lindsey Pennington
My Spa My Way

Best Hair Salon
Chemistry Hair Salon
Spa Concepts
Avalon
She Salon
Joseph Guin

Best Men’s Clothing Store
John Pickens
Cavender’s
Dillard’s
L.E. & Chalk
Krush Men
Pope’s

Best Nail Salon
Spa Concepts
Happy Nail Spa
Jaded Nails
Black & White
The Nail Den

Best Place to Get a Facial
Spa Concepts
Ark-La-Tex
Dermatology
8445 Med Spa
Jade Medi Spa
My Spa My Way

Best Skin Care
Lindsey Pennington
Ulta
8445 Med Spa
Jade Medi Spa
Merle Norman
Uptown

Best Spa
Spa Concepts
My Spa My Way
8445 Med Spa
Remington Hotel Spa
Royal Salon and Spa

Best Women’s Boutique
Simply Chic
Savage Roots
Favorite Sisters
Krush The Runway
LBD by Design

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