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Baton Rouge Awards and Accolades
Destination Awards and Honors
2023
Louey Awards: Accommodation of the Year/Full-Service Lodging - WATERMARK Baton Rouge
Louey Awards: Campground/RV Park of the Year - Farr Park Equestrian Center and RV Campground
2022
Gold Telly: Visit Baton Rouge-Like We Do It: Regional TV - Travel/Tourism
Silver Telly: Visit Baton Rouge-TV - Directing
Silver Telly: Visit Baton Rouge-Regional TV – Editing
Silver Telly: Visit Baton Rouge-Regional TV - Videography / Cinematography
#47 Best Cities for Recreation
#46 Best State Capital for Safety & More
#79 Best Large Cities to start a business
#104 Hardest Working Cities in America
#27 Best Places to Celebrate Easter
#82 Best Summer Travel Destinations
#9 10 of the Top Football Stadiums for RV Tailgaiting
2021
Best Holiday River Town
Best Craft Rum Distillery
#75 Best Coffee Cities in America
#97 Best Places for Halloween
#79 Best Cities for New Year's
#20 Best Winter Vacation Destinations for Warm-Weather Lovers 2021 Reader's Choice Award: Top Meeting Sites and Destinations
2020
Louisiana's Best Travel Destination 2020
Louisiana's Greenest City 2020
2 Silver Tellys
#100 Best Place for a Staycation
The Best Staycation Spot in Louisiana
Best Mid-Size Cities in the US
#5 Best Craft Rum Distillery
#1 Scariest Haunts - Haunted House
#8 10 Most Diversified Metro Economies in the US
2020 Reader's Choice Award: Top Meeting Sites and Destinations
2019
#2 Most Exciting Place to Visit in Louisiana
#3 Best Gumbo in LA: Eliza Restaurant
# 69 Best Places To Live
#8 Can't Miss Bite: Juban's Oyster Carousel
#14 Can't Miss Experience: Red Stick Spice Company
Louisiana's Museum of the Year: Knock Knock Museum
#1 favorite culture spot/museum: Knock Knock Museum
11 Most Beautiful Glass Ceilings around the World: Old State Capitol
Tree City USA
Best Beignets in New Orleans: Coffee Call Baton Rouge
#1 Music Mecca Around the World You Need to Visit
National Gold Medal Finalist - Class I: BREC Parks System
Gold ADDY: Visit Baton Rouge - Step Up
Silver ADDY: Visit Baton Rouge - Our Mountains are Callin
Silver ADDY: Visit Baton Rouge- Land of the Eaux Comme
Silver ADDY: Visit Baton Rouge- Fall in Baton Rouge
2018
Best College Towns - Where to Retire Magazine
America's 100 Best Places to Retire - Where to Retire Magazine
Most Pet-Friendly Cities - WalletHub
The Best Small Cities in the United States - National Geographic Traveler Magazine - #19/30
U.S. Cities With the Most Green Spaces - National Geographic
#30 Best City for Veterans to Live in 2018 - Veterans United
Also in the news... Eat Your Way Through 8 Excellent Foodie Towns; 8 Under-the-Radar Music Capitals You Need to Visit Now; 8 American Cities Making Big Improvements in 2018,
2017 & Earlier
Best Cities for Single Men in the US. - moveBuddha - #7/10
Top 10 Digital City in America - Center for Digital Government - #5 (also awarded #5 in 2016, up from #10 in 2015)
Most Fun Cities in America - WalletHub - #61/150
Most Fun City out of 150 Largest Cities - Wallet Hub - #25/150
America's Top 10 College Tailgate Cities - Livability.com
Best of the South: Favorite Military Museum Editor's Pick 2015, U.S.S. Kidd - AAA Southern Traveler Magazine
America's Best City for Global Trade, 2015 - Global Trade Magazine -
10 American Cities to Visit, 2015 - Horizon Travel & Lifestyle
Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker,Top Five Small Cities, 2015 - MovieMaker Magazine -
5 Happiest Cities in America, 2014 - Harvard & Vancouver School Study -
Top 20 Events - Southeast Tourism Society -
- The Louisiana Marathon 2015
- Mardi Gras Season 2015
- Wearin' of the Green Parade 2015
- Downtown Festival of Lights 2014
- Mardi Gras Season 2014
- Mardi Gras Season 2013
Top 10 Cities for Job Growth in Construction 2014 - Talent Tribune -
Best of the South: Best SEC Stadium 2013, Tiger Stadium - AAA Southern Traveler Magazine
Best College Gameday Ambiance 2013, Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University - USA Today
Best of the South: Best Casino 2013, L'Auberge - AAA Southern Traveler Magazine
Best of the South: Best Day Tour from New Orleans 2013, Great River Road - AAA Southern Traveler Magazine
Best of the South: Best Large City (Runner-Up) 2013 - AAA Southern Traveler Magazine
CVB/Industry Awards and Honors
2023 Marion “Butch” Fox Advocacy Award - Jill Kidder, President & CEO of Visit Baton Rouge (Louisiana Travel Association)
2023 Will Mangham Tourism Lifetime Achievement - Paul Arrigo, CDME (Louisiana Travel Association)
Sport Tourism Organization of the Year, Pop. Over 500,000
Top 50 Louisiana Blogs, News Websites & Newsletters To Follow in 2018
5 Years with Simpleview: Visit Baton Rouge
2017 Outstanding Convention and Visitors Bureau/Tourist Commission of the Year (Louisiana Travel Association)
2017 Reaccredited Destination Marketing Organization (Destinations International)