The CEI Krewe trekked to New Orleans for our fourth annual Summit for a memorable weekend of liberty and good times in a city that embodies the spirit of laissez faire. Laissez les bon temps rouler!

From Thursday, February 6 to Sunday, February 9, 60 CEI guests and supporters enjoyed a program featuring dynamic speakers, French and Cajun cuisine, and New Orleans art, music, culture, and history, as Mardi Gras season got under way.

CEI scholars Greg Conko, Myron Ebell, Patrick Hedger, Kent Lassman, Angela Logomasini, Mario Loyola, Jessica Melugin, Richard Morrison, Iain Murray, and Ryan Young shared their ideas for liberalizing the energy, tech, and labor sectors and reforming misguided policies on antitrust and trade.

Featured guest speakers included Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Kathy Kraninger; Kevin Williamson, author of The Smallest Minority: Independent Thinking in the Age of Mob Politics; and Ariel Corporation CEO Karen Wright.

Fifteen years after Hurricane Katrina and in the wake of New Orleans’ 300th anniversary, CEI scholars and guests also got a firsthand view of how entrepreneurs, and community organizations are leading the charge to reinvent the city.

Held at the historic Ace Hotel New Orleans, the Summit program included a private dinner and reception at landmarks French 75 and Arnaud’s; a French Quarter walking tour with Chris Rose, celebrated author of 1 Dead in Attic: After Katrina; a private tour of the National WWII Museum; a live event painting by New Orleans legend Frenchy; and a private jazz brunch at Three Keys featuring Knockaz Brass Band.

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