2025 Accounting & Auditing Conference - Both Days - Webcast (Formerly LAAC and GAAC)
Overview
Get ready for the ultimate accounting and auditing experience! The newly combined A&A Conference for CPAs brings together two powerhouse events:
Now unified into one dynamic experience, this event will gather over 250 CPAs for an in-person learning and networking opportunity like no other.• Governmental Accounting & Auditing Conference
• Louisiana Accounting & Auditing Conference
At this conference, you’ll be able to choose from specialized tracks tailored to your interests, making it easy to connect directly with governmental accountants, auditors, and top CPAs from across Louisiana. Whether you’re looking to deepen your expertise or grow your professional network, this is the place to be.
The all-new Ledgers & Legends Week at the Ritz-Carlton in New Orleans features a full week of conferences, rich with CPE, networking, and celebration. Don’t miss the Annual Meeting to welcome new leadership or the can't-miss 1st Annual Ledgers & Legends Ball—a night of recognition and connection.
Explore the full lineup by clicking the Agenda tab above. You’ll find session details, track options, featured speakers, and Yellow Book credit opportunities. While we ask you to select your sessions during registration to help us plan, you’re welcome to attend any you'd like on the day of the event.
Day 1
August 11
7:30-7:55 AM
Registration, Welcome, & Breakfast
8:00-9:30 AM
General Session
9:30-9:50 AM
Break
9:50-10:50 AM
Concurrent Sessions
10:55-11:55 AM
Concurrent Sessions
11:55 AM -12:55 PM
Lunch
12:55-2:05 PM
General Session
2:10-3:10 PM
Concurrent Sessions
3:10-3:30 PM
Break
3:30-4:30 PM
General Session
| Day 2 | August 12 |
| 7:30-7:55 AM | Registration, Welcome & Breakfast |
| 8:00-9:30 AM | General Session |
| 9:30-9:50 AM | Break |
| 9:50-10:40 AM | Concurrent Sessions |
| 10:45-11:35 AM | Concurrent Sessions |
| 11:35 AM -12:35 PM | Lunch |
| 12:35-2:15 PM | General Session |
| 2:15-2:35 PM | Break |
| 2:35-3:25 PM | Concurrent Sessions |
| 3:30-4:30 PM | General Session |
Notice
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Sponsorship is a great way to connect with CPA professionals and increase your visibility within the community. To learn more or recommend a sponsor, contract Diedra Allen at dallen@louisiana.cpa or click here for more information.
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August 11, 2025
General Session
- Accounting & Auditing Update
This session qualifies for yellow book credit.
This session is available to registrants only.
Breakout Session
- Legislative Auditor Update (GAAC)
This session qualifies for yellow book credit.
This session is available to registrants only.
- Managing Your Write Up Practice & Complying with Standards (LAAC)
This session is available to registrants only.
Breakout Session
- Current Legislatvie Updates (GAAC)
This session qualifies for yellow book credit.
An overview of legislative changes made in 2025 Legislative Session. We will focus on public laws which directly affect public officials and public employees and may be relevant to audit findings. These laws are public bid, open meetings, public records, and new ethics mandates.
This session is available to registrants only.
- Mix & Match: The Puzzle of Mergers and Acquistions (LAAC)
Think of mergers and acquisitions as a high-stakes puzzle—every piece must fit perfectly to create a winning picture. In this session, we’ll unravel the strategies behind successful business combinations, including identifying synergies and negotiating the deal. Dive deep into the full M&A lifecycle from deal pricing in the beginning to performing a purchase price allocation post close. Whether you’re a puzzle master or just starting out, this session will help you see how the pieces come together!
This session is available to registrants only.
General Session
- Evaluating and Reporting on Design of Internal Controls: Case Studies
This session qualifies for yellow book credit.
Failure to obtain and document the required understanding of internal controls, even when a primarily substantive approach, can have disastrous results. This session will focus on cases in which auditors overlooked design deficiencies that resulted in audit failures.
This session is available to registrants only.
Breakout Session
- Effectively Communicating Financial Info to Non Financial Professionals (LAAC)
This session is available to registrants only.
- Effectively Communicating Governmental Financials (GAAC)
This session qualifies for yellow book credit.
This session is available to registrants only.
General Session
- Concealing vs. Detecting: Fraud Case Studies for Auditors
This session qualifies for yellow book credit.
It's a fact: fraud happens and auditors sometimes stumble on fraud schemes in the course of what started as an easy, routine audit of a known client. In this session we'll explore how frauds are perpetrated, concealed, and detected by studying actual frauds committed in Louisiana governments.
This session is available to registrants only.
August 12, 2025
General Session
- Auditing Hot Topics and Deficiencies
This session qualifies for yellow book credit.
This session is available to registrants only.
Breakout Session
- Accounting and Auditing for Crypto (LAAC)
This session is available to registrants only.
- GASB Update: A Deep Dive (GAAC)
This session qualifies for yellow book credit.
This session is available to registrants only.
Breakout Session
- Cyber Security: It’s a Human Problem (LAAC)
We will dive into the crucial topic of how companies often fall victim to breaches, the significant challenges these breaches pose, and, most importantly, how you can defend against them. You will walk away with practical steps that can be immediately implemented to safeguard your business, discover valuable services designed to bolster your security, and learn effective strategies to ensure the protection of your clients. Join us as we navigate the essential aspects of cybersecurity to empower you and your organization in this digital age.
This session is available to registrants only.
- GASB Post Implementation (Leases, SBITA) (GAAC)
This session qualifies for yellow book credit.
This session is available to registrants only.
Optional Session
- Risk Assessment Case Studies
This session qualifies for yellow book credit.
This session is available to registrants only.
Breakout Session
- Professional Issues Update (LAAC)
This session is available to registrants and their guests
- Single Audit (GAAC)
This session qualifies for yellow book credit.
This session is available to registrants only.
General Session
- Aritificial Intelligence
This session is available to registrants only.
Non-Member Price $719.00
Member Price $519.00