Project Portfolio
Delivering Infrastructure That Protects, Connects, and Strengthens Communities ServicesContact UsMcBade Engineers & Consultants has successfully delivered a wide range of civil infrastructure projects across Louisiana—from regional flood control systems and coastal resilience efforts to water, wastewater, and transportation improvements.
Our work reflects a deep understanding of Louisiana’s unique environmental challenges, funding programs, and regulatory landscape. From large-scale watershed initiatives to local municipal improvements, we provide practical, resilient solutions that improve quality of life and reduce risk for the communities we serve.
With experience spanning hydrologic modeling, design, permitting, funding support, and construction administration, our team delivers projects from concept through completion with a focus on performance, constructability, and long-term value.
Delivering Infrastructure at Regional Scale
$78M Bayou Vermilion Flood Control Project
- Largest regional detention pond project in the Teche/Vermilion Watershed
- Largest regional detention pond in Acadiana area
- Largest horizontal infrastructure projected completed to date for Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government
- Largest horizontal infrastructure project delivered in Acadiana area using the CMAR project delivery
This multi-site flood mitigation system provides over 5 million cubic yards of storage and measurable flood reduction of the Vermilion River and Coulee Ile Des Cannes Channel.
State Highway 89 Widening & Fortune Road Roundabout Projects
- First roadway infrastructure projects in the Acadiana area delivered using the CMAR method
- $31M infrastructure corridor reconstruction
- Established collaborative delivery precedent for regional transportation projects delivered by a local municipality
- Coordinated phased construction, drainage integration, and utility relocation under CMAR delivery simultaneously with intersecting projects.
Bailey Grove & Coulee LaSalle Regional Detention (Disaster Recovery DR-4277)
- First DR-4277 projects constructed statewide out of 131 projects funded through the $1.1 Billion FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program following the August 2016 Floods
- $10M combined total of both projects representing 40% of the total amount awarded to the 16 Parish region of the Acadiana Watershed District
- Helped establish execution standards for subsequent projects statewide
- Demonstrated early compliance, documentation discipline and funding coordination
