The Étouffée is back in New Orleans on February 13 and 14, 2025!

The 2025 Civil Rights Étouffée (our 5th rendition) is back live in New Orleans on February 13 and 14, 2025 to coincide with the first weekend of Mardi Gras parades.

BRING YOUR SWEETIE SOME CLE FOR VALENTINES DAY!

Please note that DAY 1 begins at 2pm and consists of 3 panels (3 CLE credits) and is a Nuts and Bolts of § 1983 Litigation Bootcamp (see below for more information).

DAY 2 is a full day – 6 CLE credits beginning at 9am with both plenary panels and some hours offering optional A or B panels.

Both days are hosted in the French Quarter at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation’s George & Joyce Wein School of Music.

Register Now!

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QUALIFYING STATES FOR CLE CREDITS

The Étouffée has now been approved in the following states:

California, Florida, Kentucky, Texas, Utah

Our CLE application is pending in the following states:

Illinois, Louisiana, Kansas, Minnesota, New York

Thanks to some helpful local chapters, we are also applying in these jurisdictions:

Oklahoma, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Tennessee

*Many other states have reciprocity and self-reporting.
If you want to attend and earn CLE, let us know where you are from
and we can share materials for your state’s approval.

Program

Sponsors

Thank you to all of our Civil Rights Étouffée 2025 sponsors:

Rock Fusco & Connelly, LLC      *     Pitt McGehee Palmer Bonanni Rivers                                    

                                     Brown Goldstein & Levy

 Law Office Of Stephen J. Haedicke   *   Wylie Stecklow PLLC   *   Dane Law 

Thank you also to firms that would like to join

                  Cohen & Green  *  Caldera Law

            as a Friend of the Étouffée Sponsor.

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.

Please consider supporting the Etouffee with a Sponsorship:  Click to download the Sponsorship Info Sheet.

Hotel Information

Homewood Suites by Hilton French Quarter 
317 N. Rampart Street, New Orleans 70112
Accessible Rooms for Hearing and Mobility Impaired
Booking Link

Bourbon Orleans Hotel
717 Orleans Street, New Orleans, LA 70116
Booking Link

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Laissez L’Étouffée Rouler

To join our mailing list or for more information, please email us at “FBA Civil Rights Law at gmail dot com” (no spaces).