Oyster Lease Damage Evaluation Board
To request the names of the three certified biologists for selection under the rules, please send the request to:
Deputy Secretary
Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources
617 North Third Street, 12th Floor
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Certified Biologists
List updated 11/8/2023
Gabriel Johnson
MREC Environmental, LLC
3036 Pritchard Road
Marrero, LA 70072
(504) 432-3107
Gjohnson@Mrecenvironmental.com
David D. Hebert
248 Aris Avenue
Metairie, LA 70005
(504) 309-1144 phone
(504) 881-5777 cell
david.dallas.hebert@gmail.com
Aaron Petty
Freese & Nichols, Inc.
10431 Morado Circle, Suite 300
Austin, TX 78759
(512) 617-3124 (o)
(832) 257-9415 (c)
aaron.petty@freese.com
Matthew Chastain
Compass Environmental Solutions, Inc.
1625 Cottonwood School Road
Rosenburg, TX 77471
(832) 595-9064
(214) 686-6344
mchastain@compassenvs.com
Eldon C. Blancher, PhD B.C.E.S.
Moffatt Nichol
11 N. Water Street, Suite 20220
Mobile, AL 36602
(251) 378-9005 (office)
(251) 454-5523 (cell)
dblancher@moffattnichol.com
Scott A. Porter
EcoLogic Environmental
247 Chauff Street
Houma, LA 70360
ecologic2020@gmail.com
David Buzan
Freese & Nichols
10431 Morado Circle Suite 300
Austin, TX 78759
(512) 617-3100
david.buzan@freese.com
Basile Dardar
Elos
607 West Morris Ave
Hammond, LA 70403
(985) 662-5501
bdardar@elosenv.com
Jude J. LeDoux
Power Engineers
301 Main Street, Ste 2284
One American Place
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
(337) 257-0308
(225) 900-0812
Jude.Ledoux@powereng.com
Paul M. LeBlanc, III
SWCA Environmental Consultants
5745 Essen Lane, Suite 105
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
(225) 663-3830 ext 5553
pleblanc@swca.com
Justin Wiedeman
Lloyd Engineering, Inc.
6565 West Loop South, Suite 708
Bellaire, TX 77401
(832) 426-4656 ext 217
(214) 906-1162
justin@lloydeng.com
Hunter Cummings
T. Baker Smith
107 Global Circle, Suite 100
Lafayette, LA 70503
(281)637-4324
(903)513-8448
Hunter.Cummings@tbsmith.com
Marissa Weber
Lloyd Engineering, Inc.
6565 West Loop South, Suite 708
Bellaire, TX 77401
(832) 426-4656 ext 215
(713) 419-3479 (cell)
marisa@lloydeng.com
Sydney Renard
T. Baker Smith
107 Global Circle, Suite 100
Lafayette, LA 70503
(337)735-2842
(337)412-5632
Sydney.Renard@tbsmith.com
Billy J. Culpepper
Culpepper and Associates
P. O. Box 1407
Long Beach, MS 39560
(228) 518-0905
billyculpepper@gmail.com
Adam Trahan
T. Baker Smith
17927 Old Jefferson Hwy
Prairieville, LA 70769
(225) 744-2100 (office)
(225) 317-1491 (cell)
Adam.Trahan@tbsmith.com
Mark H. Gagliano
Coastal Environments, Inc.
1260 Main Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802-4657
(225) 383-7455
(225) 383-7925 (f)
mgagliano@coastalenv.com
Read Hendon
Coastal Fisheries, LLC
3300 North 1st Street
Ocean Springs, MS 39564
(228) 238-3326
coastalfisheriesllc@gmail.com
Dakota D. Dagenhardt
Morris P. Hebert
116 Venture Blvd.
Houma, LA 70360
(985) 879-2731 ext 3988
(985) 876-3455 (f)
DDagenhardt@mphinc.com
Kenneth King, Jr.
Delta Coast LLC
4924 Highway 311
Houma, LA 70360
(985) 655-3116
kennethk@deltacoastllc.com
Joshua Curry
Morris P. Hebert
10353 Siegen Lane Building 4-B
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
(985) 860-2693
(225) 766-5866 (f)
jcurry@mphinc.com
Coy Leblanc
Fenstermaker
135 Regency Square
Lafayette, LA 70508
(337) 237-2300 ext 1139 (office)
(337) 350-0416 (cell)
coy@fenstermaker.com
Caleb Bourgeois
Geosyntec Consultants, Inc
5420 Corporate Blvd, Ste 202
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
(225)929-7333 (office)
(985) 228-1293 (cell)
CalebBourgeois@Geosyntec.com
Jason Shackelford
Freese and Nichols, Inc.
301 Main Street, Suite 2200
Baton Rouge, LA 70825
(225) 572-1655 (cell)
jkshackelford@hotmail.com
Michael F. Rayle, Biologist
E & E Group, LLC
P.O. Box 69
Kenner, LA 70063
(504) 464-9906
(888) 203-9481 (f)
mrayle@EEGroupLLC.net
Brady S. Trahan
T. Baker Smith, LLC
107 Global Circle, Suite 100
Lafayette, LA 70503
(337) 735-2800
(337) 735-2850 fax
Brady.Trahan@tbsmith.com
Jeremy Griffith
Coastal Resource Consulting, LLC
P.O. Box 822, Crowley, LA 70527
337-581-6383 (cell)
jeremyg@coastalrc.com
Brett Selensky
Lloyd Engineering, Inc.
6565 West Loop South, Ste. 708
Bellaire, TX 77401
(832)426-4656 ext 234 (o)
(713)304-7844 (c)
Brett@lloydeng.com
Ronnie Duke
Delta Coast Consultants
631 South Hollywood Rd.
Houma, LA 70360
(985) 217-7970
ronnie.duke@deltacoastllc.com
H. Dickson Hoese
461 N Palmetto St.
Rockport, TX 78382
(361) 729-8923
hdhoese@gmail.com
Aaron Dugas
SWCA Environmental Consultants
10245 West Little York Rd, Ste 6000
Houston, TX 77040
(281) 617-3217 ext. 5554
(281) 617-3227 (f)
adugas@swca.com
Tyler Ortego
ORA Estuaries
P.O. Box 3115
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
(225) 372-5570
(888) 251-0891 (f)
tyler@oratechnologies.com
Nicholas Gaspard
HDR Engineering Inc.
5750 Johnston St. Ste 105
Lafayette, LA 70503
(337) 347-5627
(337) 519-0994 (c)
nick.gaspard@hdrinc.com
Kelly Brezovar, PWS
ERM
840 West Sam Houston Parkway North, Suite 600
Houston, Texas 77024
(713) 854-6503
kelly.brezovar@erm.com
John Cirino
Cirino Consulting Services
9212 Warbler Ave
Ocean Springs, MS 39564
(228) 875-0429
(228) 875-0429 (f)