 And 42 Louisiana restaurants made Wine Spectator's Restaurant Awards for 2024. Awards in three categories were given to restaurants with a wide, unique selection of wine. The wine selection must also have paired well with the restaurant's cuisine and appealed to all wine lovers. 3,700 restaurants across the globe earned awards. 27 of them in New Orleans, up from last year's 22, six in Baton Rouge, two in Lafayette, one in Shreveport, and one in Bossier City. LRN.