Jones Walker is a sponsor of the United Way for the Greater New Orleans Area's "Tocqueville Society Gala" honoring Emeril Lagasse as a "Champion of the New Orleans Community." The event will be held at the Sugar Mill in New Orleans on December 4, 2008. United Way's mission is "to increase the organized capacity of people to be independent and self-sufficient." United Way for the Greater New Orleans Area serves Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Tammany, and Tangipahoa Parishes and contributes to the stability of our region by gathering resources, providing volunteers, and delivering financial assistance and human services.