Boyd A. Bryan, a partner in the firm's Real Estate Practice Group in the Baton Rouge office, will be speaking on a panel addressing the status of wetlands permitting in Louisiana at the Louisiana Smart Growth Summit on Wednesday, November 2, 2016, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Mr. Bryan will be joined on the panel by Martin Mayer, Chief of the Regulatory Branch of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District. The Summit is convened by the Center for Planning Excellence, a non-profit organization that coordinates urban, rural and regional planning efforts in Louisiana. The Summit invites design and planning professionals, policy makers and elected officials, non-profit leaders, researchers, and other civically engaged individuals to learn from national and international subject-matter experts. It affords opportunities for networking, workshops, and presentations on topics ranging from housing equity to environmental health and sustainability to economic growth and optimized transportation systems.