VOTING INSTRUCTIONS
Voting is officially open for the 20th Annual Best of 225 Awards! Cast votes from now until April 8 at 11:59 p.m.
• Click on the categories to cast your votes. You do NOT have to vote in every category.
• Votes are linked to your email address and are saved automatically and immediately. Return to this page to edit or change your votes up until the April 8 deadline.
• In order to verify the validity of votes, participants must fill out their full names, email and addresses. Read more here about how your information is used.
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THE 2025 BEST OF 225 SCHEDULE
Dec. 9 to Jan. 31
Write-in nominations were open at 225batonrouge.com/bestof225. On a fill-in-the-blank ballot, Capital Region residents were invited to write in their picks for the best businesses and people.
Feb. 25 to April 8
Voting is live on our website. The people and businesses that received the most nominations in each category are the ones listed on the final ballot.
Late June
We’ll announce this year’s winners with the release of our July 2025 issue of 225 magazine at a Hot off the Press launch party. Be sure to subscribe to 225 Daily for all the details on how we’ll honor this year’s winners.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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PAST AWARDS
Browse the past decade’s worth of award winners:
2024 Best of 225
2023 Best of 225
2022 Best of 225
2021 Best of 225
2020 Best of 225
2019 Best of 225
2018 Best of 225
2017 Best of 225
2016 Best of 225
2015 Best of 225
2014 Best of 225