| City | Population | Rank | Population 18-34 Rank | Nightlife Rank | Music Venues Rank | Active Life Rank | Fast Food Rank | Non-Fast Food Restautant Rank | Big Deal Score |
| New Orleans | 369,250 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 11.33 |
| Houma | 33,707 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 5 | 13 |
| Gretna | 17,754 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 34 | 6 | 14 |
| Lafayette | 122,761 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 14.33 |
| Lake Charles | 73,474 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 15.5 |
| Morgan City | 12,122 | 6 | 35 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 16 |
| Thibodaux | 14,546 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 44 | 32 | 16.33 |
| Opelousas | 16,554 | 8 | 38 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 17.33 |
| Baton Rouge | 230,058 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 26 | 17.83 |
| Hammond | 20,122 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 9 | 45 | 28 | 18.67 |
| Raceland | 10,200 | 11 | 34 | 31 | 20 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 18.83 |
| Shreveport | 201,867 | 12 | 16 | 27 | 6 | 31 | 15 | 24 | 19.83 |
| Metairie | 137,210 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 20.33 |
| Kenner | 66,820 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 20.33 |
| DeRidder | 10,758 | 13 | 27 | 46 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 20.33 |
| New Iberia | 30,846 | 16 | 29 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 27 | 20.67 |
| Bossier City | 64,655 | 17 | 10 | 23 | 14 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 21 |
| Monroe | 49,156 | 18 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 30 | 21.33 |
| Marrero | 34,947 | 18 | 37 | 16 | 15 | 33 | 12 | 15 | 21.33 |
| Ruston | 21,953 | 20 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 23 | 36 | 36 | 21.5 |
| Belle Chasse | 13,268 | 20 | 33 | 34 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 21.5 |
| Natchitoches | 18,299 | 22 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 42 | 24 | 16 | 21.83 |
| Abbeville | 12,382 | 23 | 26 | 37 | 20 | 15 | 23 | 13 | 22.33 |
| Mandeville | 12,112 | 23 | 50 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 46 | 10 | 22.33 |
| Harvey | 21,685 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 37 | 18 | 23 |
| Chalmette | 16,663 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 30 | 41 | 35 | 23.17 |
| Terrytown | 24,243 | 27 | 13 | 42 | 20 | 46 | 5 | 14 | 23.33 |
| Gonzales | 10,176 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 48 | 44 | 23.5 |
| West Monroe | 13,082 | 29 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 50 | 42 | 23.67 |
| Jefferson | 11,271 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 5 | 45 | 7 | 25 | 23.67 |
| Pineville | 14,557 | 31 | 9 | 38 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 34 | 23.83 |
| Sulphur | 20,157 | 32 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 24 |
| Crowley | 13,189 | 33 | 39 | 41 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 24.67 |
| Slidell | 27,369 | 34 | 36 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 47 | 40 | 25.33 |
| Destrehan | 11,418 | 35 | 47 | 35 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 26.83 |
| Denham Springs | 10,129 | 36 | 24 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 49 | 36 | 27.33 |
| River Ridge | 13,518 | 37 | 49 | 47 | 20 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 27.5 |
| Eunice | 10,379 | 38 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 44 | 42 | 46 | 29.17 |
| Alexandria | 48,367 | 39 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 39 | 30 | 33 | 29.5 |
| Minden | 12,992 | 40 | 40 | 45 | 20 | 36 | 19 | 19 | 29.83 |
| Luling | 12,277 | 40 | 48 | 40 | 20 | 34 | 6 | 31 | 29.83 |
| Prairieville | 25,220 | 42 | 46 | 25 | 20 | 40 | 13 | 36 | 30 |
| Zachary | 15,565 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 20 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 31.5 |
| Laplace | 30,185 | 44 | 31 | 33 | 13 | 43 | 39 | 47 | 34.33 |
| Central | 27,548 | 45 | 45 | 48 | 20 | 50 | 3 | 42 | 34.67 |
| Baker | 13,890 | 46 | 21 | 49 | 20 | 41 | 28 | 50 | 34.83 |
| Bastrop | 11,154 | 47 | 28 | 39 | 20 | 37 | 40 | 49 | 35.5 |
| Moss Bluff | 11,506 | 48 | 44 | 49 | 20 | 49 | 4 | 48 | 35.67 |
| Bogalusa | 12,044 | 49 | 42 | 36 | 20 | 48 | 31 | 39 | 36 |
| Jennings | 10,252 | 50 | 41 | 43 | 20 | 32 | 43 | 44 | 37.17 |