— Practice

Eight disciplines.
One standard.

Established in 1988, Mader Engineering has delivered civil and environmental engineering to the greater Acadiana area for more than three decades. Our clients range from municipalities and parishes to schools, developers, and individuals — and the same standard of care meets every project, regardless of scale.

— Discipline 01

Environmental & Water Resources Engineering

Potable water, wastewater, and solid waste systems — designed, permitted, and maintained for public and private clients.

Crowley Wastewater Facility

Crowley Wastewater Facility

Our extensive experience in permitting, designing, and maintaining potable water treatment and distribution systems, wastewater collection and treatment facilities, and solid waste landfills applies to the needs of both public and private clients.

The regulatory environment is demanding by nature. Our staff's long-standing relationships with state and federal regulatory agencies allow us to move projects through permitting efficiently and without compromise.

Representative Projects

  • Crowley Wastewater Facility
  • Rayne Wastewater Facility
  • Morse Water Treatment Plant
  • Acadia Parish Sanitary Landfill
  • Sabine Parish Landfill
  • Mermentau Wastewater Facility
  • Ossun Elementary School

— Discipline 02

Highways, Arterial Streets & Roadway Design

Roadway projects for state, parish, and municipal clients — small thoroughfares to major arterial corridors.

Historic Parkerson · Crowley, LA

Historic Parkerson · Crowley, LA

We have completed numerous roadway projects for clients including the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Lafayette Consolidated Government, the City of Crowley, the City of Rayne, and the Acadia Parish Police Jury.

In-house land surveying and drafting paired with long-standing relationships with local geotechnical, electrical, and structural engineers allow us to deliver complete, cost-effective roadway design with a single point of accountability.

Representative Projects

  • Adams Avenue Redevelopment — Rayne, LA
  • Rue de Belier — Lafayette, LA
  • Historic Parkerson Redevelopment — Crowley, LA
  • Duhon Road at Rue de Belier — Lafayette, LA

— Discipline 03

Municipal Engineering

Serving as city and town engineer for Acadiana municipalities — many continuously since 1988.

Acadia Parish Police Jury

Acadia Parish Police Jury

We have served as municipal engineer for numerous towns and cities across the greater Acadiana area, in some cases continuously since 1988. That tenure has given us a deep understanding of public works and the obligations that municipalities carry to their residents.

Working in the public sector for decades grants us a perspective we apply to private clients as well — we understand from the earliest stages of a project what direction will satisfy regulatory, municipal, and private interests in parallel.

Representative Projects

  • Acadia Parish Police Jury
  • City of Crowley
  • City of Rayne
  • Water Treatment Plant Rehabilitation
  • Sewerage System Smoke Testing

— Discipline 04

Land Surveying

Topographic and boundary surveys, construction staking, drone and aerial work, photo-realistic point clouds.

Conventional Surveying

Conventional Surveying

From topographical and boundary surveys to construction staking, we deliver survey data quickly and with uniform precision. State-of-the-art equipment is paired with expertise in traditional survey methods.

Our capabilities include conventional and GPS surveying, subdivision platting, drone surveying, orthographic aerial photography, and photo-realistic point cloud generation.

Representative Projects

  • Conventional Surveying
  • GPS Surveying
  • Subdivision Platting
  • Photo-realistic Point Clouds
  • Drone Surveying
  • Orthographic Aerial Photography

— Discipline 05

Drainage Improvements

Hydrologic and hydraulic analysis, modeling, and design — from culverts to detention to green infrastructure.

Rain Garden · Green Infrastructure

Rain Garden · Green Infrastructure

Our staff uses contemporary modeling software to deliver reliable hydraulic and hydrologic analyses, modeling, and design.

Whether the project calls for open-channel or subsurface drainage, culvert design for small ditches, large drainage channels, or stormwater detention for commercial and residential development, we provide consultation and design at a fair cost.

Representative Projects

  • Rain Garden — Green Infrastructure
  • Box Culvert Design
  • Drainage Analysis & Forensics
  • Drainage Construction & Inspection

— Discipline 06

Subdivisions & Land Development

Bringing private developments from conception to completion — with the perspective of a municipal review agent.

Moncus Park · Lafayette, LA

Moncus Park · Lafayette, LA

We serve as subdivision review agent for several of our municipal clients and have guided many private developers from concept through completion. That dual perspective means we can identify, from the outset, the common ground between what municipalities expect and what private developers want.

Representative Projects

  • Moncus Park — Lafayette, LA
  • Cox Communications — Lafayette, LA
  • Family Dollar

— Discipline 07

Litigation Consultation & Expert Witness

Forensic engineering, expropriation, drainage litigation, and weather-event reconstruction for the legal community.

Hurricane Damage

Hurricane Damage

We provide litigation consultation and expert witness testimony backed by capabilities in land surveying, drafting, and engineering analysis. We have represented the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development in expropriation, private individuals in drainage and construction disputes, and public entities in matters requiring forensic analysis.

Our familiarity with radar-derived rainfall and meteorological data has served clients across hurricane insurance claims, including representation of New Orleans businesses in Hurricane Katrina-related litigation, and reconstruction of rain and flooding for vehicular and property claims.

Representative Projects

  • Hurricane & Storm Damage Analysis
  • Drainage & Flooding Forensics
  • Construction Error Analysis
  • Boundary Dispute Resolution

— Discipline 08

Recreational Facility Improvements

Surveying and engineering for athletic and recreational facilities — fields, tracks, lighting, and circulation.

Comeaux High School Track · Lafayette

Comeaux High School Track · Lafayette

We bring a personal passion for sport and recreation to land surveying and engineering services for athletic facilities. From drainage design to recreational lighting, artificial turf, field layouts for baseball, softball, tennis, soccer, football, and track and field, to sidewalk systems and parking layouts, we equip public and private organizations with the tools they need.

Representative Projects

  • Comeaux High School Track — Lafayette, LA
  • Carencro High School Track — Carencro, LA

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