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2017 Family Favorite Reader Survey Results!

We asked, and you answered – in the thousands! Here are your choices for the best of all things family in New Orleans and beyond! Congratulations to all of the winners of our 2017 Family Favorites Reader Survey!

 

INDOOR PARTY VENUE

  1. Bookoo Bounce (5604 Blessey St., Jefferson, 504.835.6424, bookoobounce.com)
  2. Palm Tree Playground (3011 N. I-10 Service Road East, Metairie, 504.828.8164, palmtreeplayground.com)
  3. ICE Computer Café (5928 W. Metairie Ave., Metairie, 504.309.5333, icerepaircenter.com)

 

OUTDOOR PARTY VENUE

  1. New Orleans City Park (1 Palm Drive, New Orleans, 504.482.4888, neworleanscitypark.com)
  2. (tie) Audubon Zoo (6500 Magazine St. New Orleans, 504.861.2537, audubonnatureinstitute.org) / Carousel Gardens Amusement Park (7 Victory Ave., New Orleans, 504.483.9402, neworleanscitypark.com/in-the-park/carousel-gardens)

 

PARTY RENTALS

  1. About to Bounce (504.914.6489, abouttobounce.com)
  2. Event Rental (4400 Woodland Drive, New Orleans, 504.433.2624, youreventdelivered.com)
  3. Perrier Party Rentals (109 Industrial Ave., Jefferson, 504.834.8570, perrierpartyrentals.com)

 

BIRTHDAY PARTY ENTERTAINER

  1. When You Wish Entertainment (504.208.HERO, whenyouwishentertainment.com)
  2. NOLA Pixie Dust (915.274.1359, brianaloya.wixsite.com/nolapixiedust)
  3. JoJo the Magician and Clown (504.866.4400, jojo.streetcarmike.com)

 

SNOBALL STAND

  1. Hansen’s Sno-Bliz (4801 Tchoupitoulas St., New Orleans, 504.891.9788, snobliz.com)
  2. Sal’s Sno-Balls (1823 Metairie Ave., Metairie, 504.666.1823)
  3. Plum Street Snoballs (1300 Burdette St., New Orleans, 504.866.7996)

 

ICE CREAM/YOGURT SHOP

  1. Creole Creamery (4924 Prytania St., New Orleans, 504.894.8680, creolecreamery.com)
  2. Tutti Frutti (multiple locations, tfyogurt.com)
  3. Pinkberry (multiple locations, pinkberry.com)

 

DOUGHNUT SHOP

  1. District: Donuts.Sliders.Brew (multiple locations, 504.570.6945, districtdonuts.com)
  2. Blue Dot Donuts (4301 Canal St., New Orleans, 504.218.4866, bluedotdonuts.com)
  3. Baker’s Dozen (3305 Jefferson Highway, Jefferson, 504.828.2811, lovebakersdozen.com)

 

CANDY/SWEET SHOP

  1. Sucré (multiple locations, shopsucre.com)
  2. Blue Frog Chocolates (5707 Magazine St., New Orleans, 504.269.5707, bluefrogchocolates.com,)
  3. La Rivière Confiserie (3719 Magazine St., New Orleans, 504.891.1026, la-riviere-confiserie.myshopify.com)

 

BAKERY

  1. Haydel’s Bakery (4037 Jefferson Highway, Jefferson, 504.837.0190, haydelbakery.com)
  2. The Sweet Life Bakery (6268 Vicksburg St., New Orleans, 504.371.5153, nolasweetlife.com)
  3. Gambino’s Bakery (multiple locations, 800.426.2466, gambinos.com)

 

BAKERY/FOOD STORE FOR SPECIAL DIETARY NEEDS

  1. Whole Foods (multiple locations, wholefoodsmarket.com)
  2. Breads on Oak (8640 Oak St., New Orleans, 504.324.8271, breadsonoak.com)
  3. (tie) Dorignac’s Food Center (710 Veterans Blvd., Metairie, 504.834.8216, dorignacs.com) / Girls Gone Vegan (504.510.3590, girlsgonevegannola.com)

 

RESTAURANT FOR KID-FRIENDLY DINING

  1. The Backyard (244 West Harrison Ave., New Orleans, 504.309.8767, thebackyardnola.com)
  2. Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza (multiple locations, theospizza.com)
  3. Toast (multiple locations, toastneworleans.com)

 

SPECIAL OCCASION RESTAURANT

  1. Commander’s Palace (1403 Washington Ave., New Orleans, 504.899.8221, commanderspalace.com)
  2. Copeland’s (multiple locations, copelandsofneworleans.com)
  3. Ruth’s Chris Steak House (multiple locations, ruthchris.com)

 

PLACE FOR PREPARED MEALS

  1. Whole Foods (multiple locations, wholefoodsmarket.com)
  2. (tie) Langenstein’s (multiple locations, langensteins.com) / SWEGS Kitchen (multiple locations, swegskitchen.com)

 

SMOOTHIES / JUICES

  1. Smoothie King (multiple locations, smoothieking.com)
  2. (tie) Jamba Juice (multiple locations, jambajuice.com) / Raw Republic (4528 Magazine St., New Orleans, 504.324.8234, rawrepublicjuice.com)

 

BREAKFAST JOINT

  1. Ruby Slipper (multiple locations, therubyslippercafe.nettherubyslippercafe.net)
  2. Toast (multiple locations, toastneworleans.com)
  3. Another Broken Egg (2917 Magazine St., New Orleans, 504.301.2771, anotherbrokenegg.com)

 

ORGANIC PRODUCE

  1. Whole Foods (multiple locations, wholefoodsmarket.com)
  2. Trader Joe’s (2949 Veterans Blvd., Metairie, 504.831.0253, traderjoes.com)
  3. Hollygrove Market and Farm (8301 Olive St., New Orleans, 504.483.7037, hollygrovemarket.com)

 

FARMERS’ MARKET

  1. Hollygrove Market and Farm (8301 Olive St., New Orleans, 504.483.7037, hollygrovemarket.com)
  2. Crescent City Farmers Market (location varies by day, 861.4488, crescentcityfarmersmarket.org)
  3. Gretna Farmer’s Market (300 Huey P. Long Ave., Gretna, 361.1822, gretnala.com)

 

FREE HOLIDAY EVENT

  1. Miracle on Fulton Street
  2. Mardi Gras
  3. Caroling in Jackson Square

 

HOLIDAY TEA OR BRUNCH

  1. Teddy Bear Tea at the Roosevelt Hotel (130 Roosevelt Way, New Orleans, 504.648.1200)
  2. Holiday Tea at the Windsor Court Hotel (300 Gravier St., New Orleans, 504.523.6000)
  3. Royal Teddy Bear Tea at the Royal Sonesta Hotel (300 Bourbon St., New Orleans, 504.586.0300)

KID-FRIENDLY MARDI GRAS PARADE

  1. Krewe of Thoth (thothkrewe.com)
  2. Mystic Krewe of Nyx (kreweofnyx.org)
  3. Krewe of Little Rascals (kreweoflittlerascals.org)

 

FAMILY-FRIENDLY FESTIVAL

  1. New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (nojazzfest.com)
  2. French Quarter Fest (fqfi.org)
  3. Bayou Boogaloo (thebayouboogaloo.com)

 

SUMMER DAY CAMP

  1. City Park Movement and Art (4300 Dumaine St., New Orleans, 504.390.7482, cityparkmovementandart.com)
  2. New Orleans Jewish Community Center (multiple locations, nojcc.org)
  3. Kidcam (multiple locations, kidcamcamp.com)

 

SUMMER SPECIALTY CAMP

  1. City Park Movement and Art (4300 Dumaine St., New Orleans, 504.390.7482, cityparkmovementandart.com)
  2. The French Library (3811 Magazine St., New Orleans, 504.267.3707, thefrenchlibrary.com)
  3. Therapeutic Learning Center (3329 Metairie Road, Metairie, 504.565.7300, tlcnola.com)

 

SUMMER SLEEPAWAY CAMP

  1. Camp Abbey (77002 KC Camp Road, Covington, La., 985.327.7240, campabbey.org)
  2. Camp Ozark (155 Camp Ozark Drive, Mt. Ida, Ark., 870.867.4131, campozark.com)
  3. Camp Marymount (1318 Fairview Blvd. East, Fairview, Tenn., 615.799.0410, campmarymount.com)

 

SWIM SCHOOL / LESSONS

  1. Love Swimming (5221 S. Front St., New Orleans, 504.891.4662, loveswimming.com)
  2. Fish Swimming School (2215 Cleary Ave., Metairie, 504.430.4201, mrfish.biz)
  3. Ochsner Fitness Center Aquatics (formerly Elmwood Fitness Center) (1200 S. Clearview Parkway, Jefferson, 504.733.1600, ochsnerfitness.com)

 

MARTIAL ARTS STUDIO

  1. Tiger-Rock Martial Arts International (multiple locations, tigerrockmartialarts.com)
  2. New Orleans Shotokan Academy (3900 General Taylor St., New Orleans, 504.432.8667, nosakarate.com)
  3. Church’s Karate Academy (4716 Paris Ave., New Orleans, 504.309.6138, churchskarateacademy.com)

 

DANCE STUDIO

  1. City Park Movement and Art (4300 Dumaine St., New Orleans, 504.390.7482, cityparkmovementandart.com)
  2. Debby Dillehay Dance Studio (3745 Florida Ave., Kenner, 504.468.3368, debbydillehaydance.com)
  3. Helena Hosch School of Dance (4631 W. Napoleon Ave., Suite 1A, Metairie, 504.455.3544, helenahoschdance.com)

 

MUSIC SCHOOL / LESSONS

  1. Kindermusik with Madeline (3900 General Taylor St., New Orleans, 504.717.1076, kmwithmadeline.kindermusik.com)
  2. Louisiana Academy of Performing Arts (multiple locations, laapa.com)
  3. Carla’s Musikgarten New Orleans (multiple locations, 504.717.5044, carlasmusikgarten.com)

 

ART SCHOOL / LESSONS

  1. City Park Movement and Art (4300 Dumaine St., New Orleans, 504.390.7482, cityparkmovementandart.com)
  2. Southern Arts Society (2619 S. Carrollton, New Orleans, 504.864.8646)
  3. New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (2800 Chartres St., New Orleans, 504.940.2787, nocca.com)

 

YOUTH SPORTS LEAGUE

  1. Carrollton Boosters (carrolltonboosters.org)
  2. Louisiana Fire Juniors (504.645.8224, louisianafirejrs.com)
  3. F.C. New Orleans (504.288.6672, fcnola.com)

 

GYMNASTICS / CHEERLEADING STUDIO

  1. Empire Gymnastics Academy (4925 G Jefferson Highway, Jefferson, 504.734.0644, empiregymnastics.net)
  2. Elmwood Gymanstics Academy (700 Elmwood Park Blvd., Suite C, Jefferson, 504.733.4496, ochsnerfitness.com)
  3. Ivanov’s Gymnastics Academy (800 Webb St., Jefferson, 504.889.9800, ivanovsgymnastics.com)

 

PARENTING CLASS / SUPPORT GROUP

  1. Nola Nesting (4628 Demontluzin St., New Orleans, 504.655.1819, nolanesting.com)
  2. The Parenting Center at Children’s Hospital (multiple locations, 504.896.9591, chnola.org/parentingcenter)
  3. Touro Infirmary (1401 Foucher St., New Orleans, 504.897.7011, touro.com)

 

TODDLER ENRICHMENT CLASS

  1. City Park Movement and Art (4300 Dumaine St., New Orleans, 504.390.7482, cityparkmovementandart.com)
  2. Kindermusik with Madeline (3900 General Taylor St., New Orleans, 504.717.1076, kmwithmadeline.kindermusik.com)
  3. Gym Rompers (multiple locations, 504.481.0835, gymrompersfun.com)

 

 

INDOOR PLAY PLACE

  1. Palm Tree Playground (3011 N. I-10 Service Road East, Metairie, 504.828.8164, palmtreeplayground.com)
  2. Bookoo Bounce (5604 Blessey St., Jefferson, 504.835.6424, bookoobounce.com)
  3. ICE Computer Café (5928 W. Metairie Ave., Metairie, 504.309.5333, icerepaircenter.com)

 

PLAYGROUND / PARK

  1. New Orleans City Park (1 Palm Drive, New Orleans, 504.482.4888, neworleanscitypark.com)
  2. Danneel Playground (5501 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, 504.658.3052, nordc.org/parks/daneel)
  3. Lafreniere Park (3000 Downs Blvd., Metairie, 504.838.4389, lafrenierepark.org)

 

KID-FRIENDLY MUSEUM

  1. Louisiana Children’s Museum (420 Julia St., New Orleans, 504.523.1357, lcm.org)
  2. New Orleans Museum of Art (1 Colllins C. Diboll Circle, New Orleans, 504.658.4100, noma.org)
  3. (tie) Audubon Aquarium of the Americas (1 Canal St., New Orleans, 504.565.3033,audubonnatureinstitute.org/aquarium) / Audubon Butterfly Garden & Insectarium (423 Canal St., 504.524.2847, audubonnatureinstitute.org/insectarium)

 

PLACE FOR AN ANIMAL ENCOUNTER

  1. Audubon Zoo (6500 Magazine St., New Orleans, 504.861.2537, audubonnatureinstitute.org/zoo)
  2. Global Wildlife Center (26389 Louisiana 40, Folsom, 985.796.3585, globalwildlife.com)
  3. Audubon Aquarium of the Americas (1 Canal St., New Orleans, 504.565.3033,audubonnatureinstitute.org/aquarium)

DAY-TRIP DESTINATION

  1. Global Wildlife Center  (26389 Louisiana 40, Folsom, 985.796.3585,visitpensacola.com)
  2. (tie) Fontainebleau State Park (62883 Louisiana 1089, 985.624.4443, fontainebleaustatepark.com) / Biloxi (biloxi.ms.us)

 

BEACH DESTINATION

  1. Destin, Fl. (cityofdestin.com)
  2. Orange Beach, Ala. (cityoforangebeach.com)
  3. Pensacola, Fl. (visitpensacola.com)

 

MOVIE THEATER

  1. The Grand 14 – Esplanade-Kenner (1401 W. Esplanade Ave., Kenner, 504.229.4259, thegrandtheatre.com)
  2. The Theatres at Canal Place (333 Canal St., New Orleans, 504.493.6535, thetheatres.com)
  3. The Prytania Theatre (5339 Prytania St., New Orleans, 504.891.2787, theprytania.com)

            *Shout to the all of the AMC Palace Theaters! Lots of votes for all three locations, though most weren’t for a specific theater.

 

BOWLING ALLEY

  1. Rock ‘N’ Bowl (3016 S. Carrollton Ave., New Orleans, 504.861.1700, rocknbowl.com)
  2. Colonial Lanes (6601 Jefferson Highway, Harahan, 504.517.9908, colonialbowlnola.com)
  3. Fulton Alley (600 Fulton St., New Orleans, 504.208.5593, fultonalley.com)

 

PLACE FOR A PLAYDATE

  1. Bookoo Bounce (5604 Blessey St., Jefferson, 504.835.6424, bookoobounce.com)
  2. Palm Tree Playground (3011 N. I-10 Service Road East, Metairie, 504.828.8164, palmtreeplayground.com)
  3. New Orleans City Park (1 Palm Drive, New Orleans, 504.482.4888, neworleanscitypark.com)

 

HIKING / BIKING TRAIL

  1. New Orleans City Park (1 Palm Drive, New Orleans, 504.482.4888, neworleanscitypark.com)
  2. Tammany Trace (985.867.9490, tammanytrace.orgtammanytrace.org)
  3. (tie) Lafitte Greenway (504.462.0645, lafittegreenway.org) / Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve (504.589.3882, nps.gov/jela)

 

PLACE FOR WATER PLAY

  1. Cool Zoo at Audubon Zoo (6500 Magazine St., New Orleans, 504.861.2537, audubonnatureinstitute.org/cool-zoo)
  2. Blue Bayou Water Park (18142 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, 225.753.3333, bluebayou.com)
  3. The Spray Park at Lafreniere Park (3000 Downs Blvd., Metairie, 504.838.4389, lafrenierepark.org)

 

 

CHILDREN’S BOOKSTORE / BOOK SELECTION

  1. Barnes & Noble (multiple locations, barnesandnoble.com)
  2. The French Library (3811 Magazine St., New Orleans, 504.267.3707, thefrenchlibrary.com)
  3. Little Pnuts Toy Shoppe (209 Harrison Ave., Suite C, New Orleans, 504.267.5083, littlepnutstoyshoppe.com)

 

LOCALLY-OWNED TOY STORE

  1. Le Jouet (1700 Airline Drive, Metairie, 504.837.0533, lejouet.com)
  2. Little Pnuts Toy Shoppe (209 Harrison Ave., Suite C, New Orleans, 504.267.5083, littlepnutstoyshoppe.com)
  3. Magic Box Toys (5508 Magazine St., New Orleans, 504.899.0117, magicboxneworleans.com)

 

MATERNITY BOUTIQUE

  1. Baby Bump (2917 Magazine St., New Orleans, 504.304.2737, nolababybump.com)
  2. Destination Maternity (3300 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, 504.834.1960, destinationmaternity.com)
  3. Motherhood Maternity (3414 U.S. Highway 190, Mandeville, 985.727.5572, motherhood.com)

 

PLACE TO BUY BIRTHDAY GIFTS

  1. Little Pnuts Toy Shoppe (209 Harrison Ave., Suite C, New Orleans, 504.267.5083, littlepnutstoyshoppe.com)
  2. Le Jouet (1700 Airline Drive, Metairie, 504.837.0533, lejouet.com)
  3. (tie) Little Miss Muffin (multiple locations, shoplittlemissmuffin.com) / The French Library (3811 Magazine St., New Orleans, 504.267.3707, thefrenchlibrary.com)

 

BABY / CHILDREN’S CLOTHNG STORE

  1. Pippen Lane (2930 Magazine St., New Orleans, 504.269.0106, pippenlane.com)
  2. Banbury Cross (100 Atherton Drive, Metairie, 504.837.0447, facebook.com/banburycross)
  3. Little Miss Muffin (multiple locations, shoplittlemissmuffin.com)

 

CHILDREN’S SHOE STORE

  1. Haase’s Shoe Store (8119 Oak St., New Orleans, 504.866.9944, haases.com)
  2. Ponseti’s Shoes (4460 Veterans Blvd., Metairie, 504.885.0028, ponsetis.com)
  3. Stride Rite (3301 Veterans Blvd., Metairie, 504.834.7586, striderite.com)

 

CHILDREN’S CONSIGNMENT BOUTIQUE

  1. Once Upon a Child (3122 Severn Ave., Metairie, 504.281.4996, onceuponachild.com)
  2. (tie) Swap for Kids (7722 Maple St., New Orleans, 504.218.5996, swapforkids.com) / Kid to Kid (3501 Severn Ave., Suite 5B, Metairie, 504.455.5865, kidtokid.com/metairie)

 

BICYCLE SHOP

  1. Le Jouet (1700 Airline Drive, Metairie, 504.837.0533, lejouet.com)
  2. Bayou Bicycles (3530 Toulouse St., New Orleans, 504.488.1946, bayou-bicycles.shoplightspeed.com)
  3. Eastbank Cyclery (1908 W. Esplanade Ave., Kenner, 504.464.8803, eastbankcyclery.com)

 

NANNY / BABYSITTING SERVICE

  1. Nurture Nannies (504.920.9089, nurturenannies.com)
  2. A Charmed Life Child Care (504.529.4617, acharmedlifechildcare.com)
  3. Victoria Smith

 

PLACE FOR MANICURE / PEDICURE

  1. (tie) i’land PediSpa (multiple locations, ilandpedispa.com) / Summer Nails Salon (6246 General Diaz St., New Orleans, 504.342.2293)
  2. (tie) Bliss Nail Bar (2321 W. Esplanade Ave., Kenner, 504.305.5736) / Solar Nail Salon (5002 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie, 504.887.0455)

 

FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER

  1. Twirl Photography (twirlphotography.com)
  2. Nola Lynn Photography (504.913.5296, nolalynnphotography.com)
  3. Olivia Grey Pritchard Photography (504.421.4130, oliviagreypritchard.com)

 

CHILDREN’S HAIRCUT

  1. Kid’s Hair Etc. (4524 Shores Drive, Suite 16, Metairie, 504.887.4543, kidshairetc.com)
  2. Children’s Hair Palace (4232 Williams Blvd., Suite 102, Kenner, 504.464.0624)
  3. H2O Salon & Spa (441 Metairie Road, Metairie, 504.835.4377, h2osalon-spa.com)

 

 

 

EDUCATION / SCHOOL

  1. Raphael Academy (500 Soraparu St., New Orleans, 504.524.5955, raphaelacademy.org)
  2. Michael Special School (1522 Chippewa St., New Orleans, 504.524.7285, stmichaelspecialschool.com)
  3. Holy Rosary School (2437 Jena St., New Orleans, 504.482.7173, holyrosarynola.org)

 

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

  1. Therapeutic Learning Center (3329 Metairie Road, Metairie, 504.565.7300, tlcnola.com)
  2. Kim4Kids (4517 Lorino St., Metairie, 504.430.2738, kim4kidsnola.com)
  3. Crane Rehab Center (multiple locations, cranerehab.com)

PHYSICAL THERAPIST

  1. Crane Rehab Center (multiple locations, cranerehab.com)
  2. Movement Science Center (321 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504.834.9259, movementsciencecenter.com)
  3. Ochsner Medical Center (1514 Jefferson Highway, Jefferson, 866.624.7637, ochsner.org)

 

SPEECH THERAPIST

  1. Crane Rehab Center (multiple locations, cranerehab.com)
  2. Therapeutic Learning Center (3329 Metairie Road, Metairie, 504.565.7300, tlcnola.com)
  3. Gina Knight (3365 Esplanade Ave., New Orleans, 504.482.7888)

 

SERVICES / SUPPORT GROUP

  1. Chase Answers Parent Support Group – Autism/ADD/ADHD (asgno.org/chase-answers-parent-support-group)
  2. Nola Nesting (4628 Demontluzin St., New Orleans, 504.655.1819, nolanesting.com)
  3. The Parenting Center at Children’s Hospital (multiple locations, chnola.org/parentingcenter)

 

 

 

OB/GYN

  1. Janet Ross, M.D. – Crescent City Physicians (3525 Prytania St., Suite 206, New Orleans, 504.897.8281, crescentcityphysicians.com)
  2. (tie) L. Paul du Treil, M.D. – Crescent City Physicians (3434 Prytania St., New Orleans, 504.897.7580, crescentcityphysicians.com) / Rebecca Perret, M.D. – Crescent City Physicians (3434 Prytania St., Suite 130, New Orleans, 504.897.7676, crescentcityphysicians.com)

 

HIGH-RISK OB/GYN

  1. Ann Chau, M.D. (1542 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, 504.568.4850)
  2. Alfred G. Robichaux, III, M.D. (2700 Napoleon Ave., New Orleans, 504.842.4151)
  3. (tie) Elizabeth Lapeyre, M.D. (2700 Napoleon Ave., 504.899.9311) / Joseph Miller, Jr., M.D. (1542 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, 504.568.4750 / Sherri Longo, M.D. (2700 Napoleon Ave., New Orleans, 504.842.4151)

 

FERTILITY DOCTOR

  1. Lindsay Wells, M.D. – Audubon Fertility (4321 Magnolia St., New Orleans, 504.309.5988, audubonfertilityclinic.com)
  2. Peter Y. Lu, M.D. – The Fertility Institute (multiple locations, fertilityinstitute.com)
  3. Sissy Sartor, M.D. – The Fertility Institute (multiple locations, fertilityinstitute.com)

 

PEDIATRICIAN / PEDIATRICS PRACTICE

  1. Collins Pediatrics (multiple locations, 504.832.8022, collinspediatrics.com)
  2. Hales Pediatrics (3525 Prytania St., Suite 602, New Orleans, 504.897.0744. halespediatrics.com)
  3. Lake Vista Pediatrics (6517 Spanish Fort Blvd., New Orleans, 504.283.7306, lakevistapeds.com)

 

ORTHODONTIST

  1. DN Orthodontics (multiple locations, dn4smiles.com)
  2. Eric Macaluso, DDS – Brown Family Orthodontics (4408 Trenton St., Metairie, 504.455.5580,brownfamilyortho.com
  3. Evans Orthodontics (multiple locations, evansorthonola.com)

 

PEDIATRIC DENTIST

  1. Kellie Axelrad, DDS – New Orleans Children’s Dental Center (6264 Canal Blvd., Suite 1, New Orleans, 504.833.5528, neworleanschildrensdental.com)
  2. Stephen C. Holmes, DDS – Uptown Pediatric Dentistry (3715 Prytania St., Suite 380, New Orleans, 504.896.7435. uptownpediatricdentistry.com)
  3. Nathan A. Burns, DMD – Great Big Smiles (5036 Yale St., Suite 302, Metairie, 504.455.2213, greatbigsmiles.com)

 

FAMILY DENTIST

  1. Access Health Louisiana (multiple locations, accesshealthla.org)
  2. Robert Camenzuli, DDSCamenzuli Dental Excellence (1319 Amelia St., New Orleans, 504.826.8953, camenzulidental.com)
  3. Leslie Gottsegen, DDS (2633 Napoleon Ave., Suite 610, New Orleans, 504.891.5000)

 

OTOLARYNGOLOGIST

  1. (tie) Newland K. Worley, M.D. (4224 Houma Blvd., Metairie, 504.456.5120) / R. Patrick Cecola, M.D. (120 N. Jefferson Davis Parkway, New Orleans, 504.821.0244, nolaent.com)
  2. Robert G. Brousse, M.D. (4228 Houma Blvd., Metairie, 504.455.3434)
  3. John L. Guarisco, M.D. (1514 Jefferson Highway, Jefferson, 504.842.3000)

 

DERMATOLOGIST

  1. Poole Dermatology (111 Veterans Blvd., Suite 406, Metairie, 504.838.8225, pooledermatology.com)
  2. Audubon Dermatology (3525 Prytania St., Suite 501, New Orleans, 504.895.3376, audubondermatology.com)
  3. (tie) Barbara Bopp, M.D. (3421 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 102, Metairie, 504.455.9933) / Dr. Jessica “Coller” Ochsner, M.D. (2323 Metairie Road, Metairie, 504.831.6633, metairieroaddermatology.com)

 

PEDIATRIC ALLERGIST

  1. Jeffrey Franklin, M.D. (3225 Danny Park, Suite 100, Metairie, 504.889.0550)
  2. Tammy Harvey, M.D. (3321 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie, 504.266.2444, drtammyharvey.com)
  3. Kenneth Paris, M.D. (200 Henry Clay Ave., Suite 3312, New Orleans, 504.896.9589, chnola.org)

 

ORTHOPEDIST

  1. Southern Orthopaedic Specialists (multiple locations, southern-ortho.com)
  2. Orthopaedic Associates of New Orleans (3434 Prytania St., Suite 430, New Orleans, 504.899.6391, oano.com)
  3. William Accousti, M.D. (200 Henry Clay Ave., New Orleans, 504.896.9569, org)

 

URGENT CARE FACILITY

  1. Ochsner Urgent Care (formerly MHM Urgent Care) (multiple locations, ochsner.org)
  2. Children’s Hospital (200 Henry Clay Ave., New Orleans, 899.9511,chnola.orgchnola.org)
  3. East Jefferson General Hospital (4200 Houma Blvd., Metairie, 504.454.4000, ejgh.org)

 

HOSPITAL FOR HAVING A BABY

  1. Touro Infirmary (1401 Foucher St., New Orleans, 504.897.7011, touro.com)
  2. Ochsner Baptist (2700 Napoleon Ave., New Orleans, 504.899.9311, ochsner.org)
  3. East Jefferson General Hospital (4200 Houma Blvd., Metairie, 504.454.4000, ejgh.org)

 

HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN’S EMERGENCY CARE

  1. Children’s Hospital (200 Henry Clay Ave., New Orleans, 899.9511, chnola.org)
  2. Ochsner Medical Center (1514 Jefferson Highway, Jefferson, 866.624.7637, ochsner.org)
  3. Tulane Lakeside Hospital for Women and Children (4700 S. I-10 Service Road, Metairie, 504.780.8282, tulanelakeside.com)

 

MIDWIFE

  1. Tisha Seghers – Crescent City Physicians (3525 Prytania St., Suite 224, New Orleans, 504.897.7880, crescentcityphysicians.com)
  2. Perkin Alternative Birthing Center (ABC) at the Women’s Pavilion at Ochsner Baptist (4500 Clara St., New Orleans, 504.894.2880, ochsner.org)
  3. Nola Nesting (4628 Demontluzin St., New Orleans, 504.655.1819, nolanesting.com)

 

DOULA

  1. Amanda Devereux – Nola Nesting (4628 Demontluzin St., New Orleans, 504.655.1819, nolanesting.com)
  2. Jessica LeBlanc – Crescent Birth Services (doulajess.webs.com)
  3. Kimberly Davis – Nola Nesting  (504.343.6099, douladavis.comnolanesting.com)

 

CHILDBIRTH CLASS

  1. Nola Nesting (4628 Demontluzin St., New Orleans, 504.655.1819,nolanesting.com)
  2. Touro Infirmary (1401 Foucher St., New Orleans, 504.897.7011, touro.com)
  3. East Jefferson General Hospital (4200 Houma Blvd., Metairie, 504.454.4000, ejgh.org)

 

PSYCHOLOGIST

  1. Access Health Louisiana (multiple locations, accesshealthla.org)
  2. Adrienne Brennan, Ph.D. – Jefferson Neurobehavioral Group (2901 N. I-10 Service Road East, Suite 300, Metairie, 504.780.1702, jeffersonneuro.com)
  3. Erin Dugan, Ph.D. – LSU Health Sciences Center Child & Family Counseling Clinic (411 S. Prieur St., Suite 307, New Orleans, 504.556.3451)

 

LICE REMOVAL

  1. Nitpicking in NOLA (504.258.6091, nitpickinginnola.com)
  2. The Critter Cure (504.598.6084, thecrittercure.com)
  3. LiceDoctors (504.521.7573, licedoctors.com)

 

 

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