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Bayou Rouge Environmental & Planning, LLC is an environmental and planning firm based in Southeast Louisiana focusing on projects that exist at the confluence of science, community, and planning. Bayou Rouge was founded by urban planner Maggie Gleason and environmental scientist Savannah R. Morales. Through their work together in Coastal Louisiana and Mississippi, they recognized the value of using data-driven insights to support vibrant, resilient communities. At Bayou Rouge, we are dedicated to delivering reliable, high-quality services with a keen attention to detail. Whether it’s community engagement, environmental surveys, market analysis, demographic research, spatial analysis, or mapping, we focus on providing precise, actionable information that helps communities make informed, impactful decisions. Our commitment to excellence ensures that every project reflects the unique needs and values of the people it serves.
The firm is a DOTD Certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise in Louisiana and Mississippi, an East Baton Rouge SEDBE, and a certified Small Entrepreneurship with the Louisiana Economic Development’s Hudson Initiative.
Maggie Gleason, AICP
Maggie has 18 years of urban planning experience. She managed a staff of five in the long range planning division of East Baton Rouge Parish in Louisiana where all comprehensive planning was done in-house, including public engagement, updates, annual reporting, and implementation. Since 2017, she has worked with communities to redevelop brownfield sites through planning, grant management, and community engagement. She also has experience in complete streets, historic preservation, urban forestry, and economic development. Prior to working in Baton Rouge, Maggie began her planning career in Mandeville, Louisiana as the Urban Forestry and Landscape planner and was heavily involved in place making projects.
Maggie spends her free time serving on the board for Louisiana Brownfield Association, advocating for autism through volunteer work with the Vibe Learning Center, and traveling with her husband and two kids.
Savannah R. Morales, PWS
Savannah is a certified Professional Wetland Scientist specializing in Natural Resources. She has published peer-reviewed research in the Water Resources Research scientific journal. She has worked on natural resource projects in seven states across the Southeastern U.S. She earned both her Master’s and Bachelor’s Degrees from Louisiana State University concentrating in Renewable Natural Resources – Watershed Science and Natural Resource and Ecology Management – Wetland Science, respectively.
In her free time Savannah enjoys spending time with her family, hiking, painting, gardening, identifying plants, and crawfishing in the Atchafalaya Basin with her father or husband.
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