Louisiana

By Newsweek

Searching for your home sweet home can be daunting. The long list of "musts" and "wants" paired with limits of price range and location make it difficult to sort through the many homes listed for sale. The most successful realtors are the ones who alleviate your stress by showing that they have your best interests in mind: the ones who make you feel they are truly working for you.

That's why it's good to know which realtors have a record of success - especially in today's fluctuating housing market. Newsweek partnered with REAL Trends –the trusted source of news, analysis, and information on the residential brokerage industry since 1987– to sort through the data and provide you with a list of America's Best Real Estate Professionals. We highlight the top real estate professionals by volume within each state. You can select the states on the interactive map or in the table below. If your company is listed below, you can get in touch to find out more about the licensing options.

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Rank	Name	Company	City	State	Transactions	Volume
1	Chris Smith	Gardner Realtors	New Orleans	LA	156.00	$56,198,345.00
2	Claudia Ingle	Coldwell Banker Ingle Safari Realty	Lake Charles	LA	286.07	$51,749,865.97
3	McCarthy Group	Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices United Properties	Metairie	LA	65.00	$42,915,041.67
4	Karen Prieur	RE/MAX N.O. Properties	New Orleans	LA	57.00	$42,774,487.00
5	Trey Willard	Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices United Properties	Baton Rouge	LA	159.00	$37,957,166.67
6	Larry Turner	CENTURY 21 Bessette Realty, Inc.	Lake Charles	LA	87.00	$33,325,455.00
7	Lisa Hargrove	Coldwell Banker Gosslee	Shreveport	LA	75.00	$33,040,017.00
8	Eleanor Farnsworth	Gardner Realtors	New Orleans	LA	23.00	$32,147,900.00
9	Darlene Gurievsky	Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Preferred, REALTORS®	Mandeville	LA	91.00	$28,361,520.83
10	Kevin Labat	NextHome Real Estate Professionals	Hammond	LA	8.50	$25,116,050.00
11	Elizabeth McNulty	Gardner Realtors	New Orleans	LA	29.00	$24,976,907.00
12	Jennifer Rice	Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Preferred, REALTORS®	Mandeville	LA	48.00	$23,378,069.58
13	Shelly Wagner	Coldwell Banker Gosslee	Shreveport	LA	88.00	$22,034,730.00
14	Terrence Davis	Keller Williams Realty	New Orleans	LA	44.00	$21,123,000.00
15	Ashley Carpenter	Diamond Realty & Associates	Bossier	LA	97.00	$21,000,000.00
16	Mindy Wardlaw	Diamond Realty & Associates	Bossier	LA	80.00	$21,000,000.00
17	Pam Burnside	CENTURY 21 Elite	Bossier City	LA	88.17	$20,219,501.79
18	Charles Ilonya	Keller Williams Realty	Lafayette	LA	126.25	$19,294,864.32
19	Marie Broussard	Coldwell Banker One	Prairieville	LA	55.00	$19,148,144.00
20	Laurie Lionnet	Keller Williams Realty	Metairie	LA	53.50	$18,146,578.25
21	Lynn Roos	Coldwell Banker Gosslee	Shreveport	LA	54.00	$17,041,701.00
22	Shane Robertson	Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices United Properties	Baton Rouge	LA	101.00	$16,758,541.67
23	Mark Sisk	RE/MAX Premier Realty	Monroe	LA	80.00	$16,481,500.00
24	Carrie Godbold	Keller Williams Realty	Zachary	LA	64.00	$14,748,870.00
25	Carolyn Mills	Coldwell Banker Gosslee	Shreveport	LA	54.00	$13,916,640.00
26	Sonnie Harmon	Keller Williams Realty	Metairie	LA	58.00	$13,662,476.00
27	Sam Griffin	CENTURY 21 Action Realty	Houma	LA	74.00	$13,115,675.00
28	Melanie Rogers Bruce	Keller Williams Realty	Houma	LA	54.54	$13,070,456.75
29	Stephen Hundley, MBA, SFR	Keller Williams Realty	LAFAYETTE	LA	60.70	$12,393,320.00
30	Mark Ouchley	Coldwell Banker Group One Realty	West Monroe	LA	68.00	$11,898,230.00
31	Joy Russell	Keller Williams Realty	Prairieville	LA	65.00	$11,616,320.00
32	Hayli Cagle	Keller Williams Realty	Shreveport	LA	56.55	$11,207,372.50
33	Hayli Cagle	Keller Williams Realty	Shreveport	LA	56.55	$11,207,372.50
34	Rebecca Stevens	Coldwell Banker Gosslee	Bossier City	LA	60.00	$10,885,191.00
35	Britney McDow	Diamond Realty & Associates	Bossier	LA	56.00	$10,800,000.00
36	Kym Digiovanni	CENTURY 21 Bono Realty	Lake Charles	LA	59.00	$10,571,913.00
37	Molli Rodriguez	Keller Williams Realty	Lafayette	LA	54.95	$10,486,660.00
38	Bailey Dowden	Keller Williams Realty	Lake Charles	LA	50.15	$10,432,400.00
39	Nancy Harner	Diamond Realty & Associates	Bossier	LA	53.00	$10,400,000.00
40	Joel Hall	RE/MAX Real Estate Services	Shreveport	LA	54.00	$10,275,600.00
41	Shawn Trapp	RE/MAX Real Estate Partners	Harvey	LA	54.00	$9,664,304.00
42	Crystal Coppola	Keller Williams Realty	Baton Rouge	LA	51.00	$9,387,000.00
43	Sharel Hebert	CENTURY 21 Bessette Realty, Inc.	Lake Charles	LA	55.00	$9,340,745.00
44	Clonise Stewart	Keller Williams Realty	Baton Rouge	LA	59.00	$9,166,775.35
45	Josh Foster	EXIT REALTY SOUTHERN	DeQuincy	LA	76.25	$9,094,190.00
46	Karen Baker	Coldwell Banker Gosslee	Shreveport	LA	76.50	$9,071,821.00
47	Tonya Farris	EXIT REAL ESTATE CONSULTANTS	Deridder	LA	54.00	$8,720,683.00
48	Gary Ogle	Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Preferred, REALTORS®	New Orleans	LA	53.00	$8,434,000.00
49	Chelsey Orgeron	Keller Williams Realty	Lake Charles	LA	51.60	$8,376,285.00
50	Danielle LeBlanc	Keller Williams Realty	Houma	LA	53.30	$8,334,004.00
51	Richard Spears Jr.	Keller Williams Realty	Prairieville	LA	50.00	$8,306,782.00
52	Vickie Perkins	CENTURY 21 Delia Realty Group	DeRidder	LA	60.00	$8,018,500.00
53	Mandy Luquette	RE/MAX Acadiana	Lafayette	LA	62.00	$8,010,924.00
54	Shonna Theriot	CENTURY 21 Action Realty	Houma	LA	53.00	$8,008,263.50
55	Charlotte Johnson	Keller Williams Realty	Mandeville	LA	53.00	$7,789,800.00
56	Shane Robichaux	CENTURY 21 Action Realty	Houma	LA	80.50	$7,786,328.00
57	Tammy Cormier	CENTURY 21 Action Realty	Lafayette	LA	77.84	$7,759,286.00
58	Brandi McKnight	RE/MAX Acadiana	Lafayette	LA	56.00	$7,257,230.00
59	Scott McCubbin	CENTURY 21 Action Realty	Houma	LA	80.50	$7,096,996.00
60	Sam DiVittorio	Realty Executives Florida Parishes	Hammond	LA	56.00	$6,939,962.00
61	Jeff Furniss	Coldwell Banker One	Baton Rouge	LA	74.00	$6,707,868.00
62	Frank Smith	Coldwell Banker Group One Realty	Monroe	LA	55.00	$4,417,640.00
63	Amy Brocato	CENTURY 21 Buelow-Miller Realty	Alexandria	LA	61.00	$3,982,432.00

Methodology:

Applicants submit an application; the fee does not guarantee placement. An individual must have closed at least 50 sides OR $20 million in sales volume in calendar year 2019. All supplied figures need to be based on closed residential business for calendar year 2019. Figures submitted can be for closed transaction sides and/or closed dollar sales volume. Applicants must submit verification including business tax returns. The local or state Realtor association must confirm the data.

When an agent represents both sides of a transaction, both sides are counted. When one side is handled, only one side can be included. Co-listings count as one-half of a transaction; referrals are not included.

All residential sales of 1 to 4 unit buildings, including single family, condominium and co-op units and lots sold for residential uses are included.

REAL Trends carefully reviews related websites and other sources to ensure the accurate description of individual sales (as opposed to team or brokerage sales).