About this Event
The 2027 Civil Rights Étouffée (our 6th rendition) is back live in New Orleans on February 18 and 19, 2027.
Please note that both days are full-day programs with 6 panels and a lunchtime concert planned for each day.
Both days are hosted in the French Quarter at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation's George & Joyce Wein School of Music.
HOTEL BLOCKS will likely be reserved at two hotels:
Homewood Suites by Hilton French Quarter
317 N. Rampart Street, New Orleans 70112
Bourbon Orleans Hotel
717 Orleans Street, New Orleans, LA 70116
Stay tuned for further information.
QUALIFYING STATES FOR CLE CREDITS
We are seeking CLE approval in California, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas. Attorneys licensed elsewhere may be able to claim credit through their state's reciprocity rules, and we're happy to provide program materials to anyone who wants to apply for credit in their home jurisdiction. Questions about CLE? Email us at [email protected]..
2025 SPONSORS INCLUDED:
Lunch Sponsor
Pitt McGehee Palmer Bonanni & Rivers
ADA Sponsor
Rock Fusco Connelly, LLC
Breakfast Sponsor
Brown Goldstein Levy
Lunchtime Concert Sponsors
Wylie Stecklow, PLLC
Law Office of Stephen Haedicke
Dane Law
Friend of the Étouffée Sponsors
Beldock Levine & Hoffman
Caldera Law
Cary London
Cohen & Green
Esquire Settlement Services
Transperfect
Much appreciation and thanks to our 2025 FBA Chapter Sponsors:
Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky Chapter • Columbus Ohio Chapter • Eastern District of Michigan Chapter • Eastern District of New York Chapter • Kansas & Western Missouri Chapter • Maryland Chapter • Massachusetts Chapter • Memphis / Mid South Chapter • Mississippi Chapter • Northern District of California Chapter • New Orleans Chapter • Oregon Chapter • Oklahoma City Chapter • Palm Beach Chapter • P. Michael Mahoney (Rockford, Illinois) Chapter • Puerto Rico Chapter • Lafayette-Acadia Chapter • South Florida Chapter • Southern District of New York Chapter • Tampa Bay Chapter • Utah Chapter
Any firm, big or small, can be a friend of the Étouffée for $1,000 and help us offset expenses and continue to offer this great CLE at a very reduced rate. Click to download the Sponsorship Info Sheet. For more info on becoming an Étouffée co-sponsor, contact us at CivilRightsEtouffee (AT) gmail (DOT) com.
Laissez L’Étouffée Rouler
2025 PANELS
Event venue & nearby stays
The George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center, 1225 North Rampart Street, New Orleans, United States
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups — all the happenings, one place.