Document The Past, Investigate The Present, Planning for The Future

DOCUMENTING THE PAST, INVESTIGATING THE PRESENT, PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE

Environmental - Coastal Restoration - Cultural Resources


Coastal Environments, Inc (CEI)  has provided environmental services in the area of applied science, planning, and cultural resources since 1967. The CEI team has practiced the concept that the application of natural processes and planning principles to the management of natural systems leads to the successful integration of economic development and resource conservation. This approach remains the hallmark of CEI.​

Dedicated To Planning For Future Development

Coastal Environments, Inc. is dedicated to the concept of planning for future development, based upon the scientific understanding and aesthetic appreciation of our natural and cultural resources. Through combining the talents of a nationally and internationally recognized team of specialists with worldwide experience in applied research and consulting, we are able to serve government, industry, and private-sector clients throughout the Gulf Coast. ​

Scientists and Technical Support Staff

Ecological Scientists — Ecological Research in Baton Rouge, LA

CEI’s scientific and technical support staff offers an interdisciplinary team approach, promoting coordination of a project from the planning and design stages through research and analysis to final implementation and monitoring. Operating out of offices in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, the CEI team provides efficient and cost-effective project completion throughout the Northern Gulf Coast and Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley Regions.

Certifications

Coastal Environments, Inc. is a SBA certified Woman Owned Small Business and a certified small business with the Louisiana Economic Development LED Hudson Initiative.

Our Services

As Our Services are Diverse, So Are Our Clients

Non Profit
Private Sector
Local-State-Federal Government

CEI’s Founder and Mentor to Many

“He was the Paul Revere figure in proclaiming the extent and rates of loss in the early days, raising awareness of the problem more than anyone else at that time,”

 - Charles “Chip” Groat, former director of the U.S. Geological Survey.

 

“Dr. Gagliano was truly one of the founding fathers of Louisiana’s coastal program and his work marked a turning point on how we approach the problem both informed by science and in terms of scale,”


“History has shown that one person can make a difference, and that certainly applies to Woody Gagliano,” Haase added. “Louisiana owes him a great debt for not only sounding the alarm in our coastal crisis, but for never giving up when few would listen. ”

 - Bren Haase, executive director of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority.

 

“His vision allowed Louisiana to be years or decades ahead of where we would have been without Woody Gagliano, He will be missed, but thank God we can stand upon his shoulders.”

 - Rep. Garret Graves, R-Baton Rouge, and former chairman of the CPRA board. 

                                                                           

DR. Sherwood M. “Woody” Gagliano

1935-2020

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