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Webinar Summary of Summit Program Available Online

Looking for a great overview of the 2008 Legislative Summit in New Orleans? Today, we recorded a free, online event highlighting the program, the tours, social events, kids program and some great information about the city of New Orleans.

At only 36 minutes long, the presentation features NCSL staff and a representative of the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau. All you have to do is grab your favorite beverage, go to your computer, turn on your sound and click on the link found on this page that says "encore presentation." The event, called a Webinar, will play out on your screen.

We welcome your feedback. Post a comment below and let us know if you have any questions that we didn't answer at today's event. And, if you haven't yet, go ahead and register for the meeting!

Celebrate Louisiana: You'll Have a Super Time!

Our hosts for NCSL's 2008 Legislative Summit have planned an unforgettable opening reception on Wednesday, July 23. The family-friendly event at the Louisiana Superdome will feature the food, music and entertainment that makes New Orleans internationally famous. French Quarter Jazz, Riverboat Ragtime, Mardi Gras merriment are all part of the celebration. A special kids zone will include karaoke, rock climbing, and arts and crafts.

At this fantastic festival of magical music and food, a variety of local musicians including Kermit Ruffins and The Historic Preservation Hall Jazz Trio, will rock your soul with electrifying performances and tributes to some of New Orleans’ greatest musical legends, Louis Armstrong, Fats Domino and more.

The social events on Wednesday and Friday night are included in the low registration fee. Make your plans to join your colleagues from across the nation at these great events.

Only in New Orleans: National WWII Museum

New Orleans is home to the United States' official National World War II Museum. And attendees of NCSL's 2008 Legislative Summit will have special access to this unique facility during the event's closing reception on Friday, July 25.

The museum opened its doors in 2000, on the 56th anniversary of the Normandy invasion that liberated Europe. A brainchild of noted historian Dr. Stephen Ambrose, New Orleans was chosen as home to the museum because the landing crafts used in the war's amphibious invasions were built in the city.

The museum features vehicles, planes and other devices used during the war as well as exhibits and oral histories of some of the estimated 1 million Americans who were intimately involved in the war. During NCSL's Legislative Summit, the museum will be featuring a special exhibit, "Real to Reel: Hollywood and World War II," an entertaining and revealing look at Hollywood during the war. The exhibit will feature, as the museum's website says, "artifacts, images, war-era movie posters and audio video elements from a time when Hollywood glamour merged with military grit."

The Summit's closing event at the museum promises to be an uplifting, patriotic experience. Register today and take advantage of early registration pricing.