The Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center has been renamed after former Parish President Barry Bonvillain, who championed its construction.
The Terrebonne Parish Council voted unanimously Wednesday to name the building the Barry P. Bonvillain Civic Center. The parish will mount a bronze plaque and change the lettering on the building to reflect its new name.
Bonvillain, who died Jan. 2 at age 79, was elected to two four-year terms as parish president, serving from 1992 to 2000. Before that, he served eight years on the Parish Council and five on the Houma Board of Aldermen. He was appointed to the Houma-Terrebonne Housing Authority s board in 2018, serving in that role until his death.