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Terrebonne council approves FEMA HMGP continuation agreements, waives certain Civic Center fees for government entities
Summary
Terrebonne Parish council approved several cooperative endeavor agreements tied to FEMAHazard Mitigation Grant Program continuation-of-use agreements, set public hearings for Feb. 25, and adopted an ordinance granting the parish president authority to waive rental fees at the Barry P. Bonvoyance Civic Center for specified government entities (8-1).
The Terrebonne Parish Council on Feb. 9 approved multiple cooperative endeavor agreements linked to the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) and adopted an ordinance allowing fee waivers at the Barry P. Bonvoyance Civic Center for certain government entities.
Council members voted to introduce ordinances authorizing the Parish President to execute continuation-of-use agreements under HMGP for properties including 1414 Doctor Beatrice Road (Dara Bennett), 4644 Bison Drive (Toby Henry) and 6103 Grand Cayuga Road (Kenneth and Mona Chapon). Each item included a public hearing scheduled for Feb. 25, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. The motions to introduce those ordinances were adopted unanimously.
During discussion of the Dara Bennett item, a staff speaker explained that when federal HMGP funds are used for buyouts or elevation projects the resulting parcel is typically restricted to green-space use and cannot be sold; that restriction commonly remains for extended periods (the transcript references keeping the property for 99 years). The council clarified that such restrictions limit local discretion over future uses.
Separately, the council amended the parish code to authorize the Parish President to waive rental fees at the Barry P. Bonvoyance Civic Center for government entities hosting civic, safety, educational, health and economic events that are open to the public. Council members discussed scope and examples, with members citing the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as typical beneficiaries when scheduling conflicts fall between meeting cycles. The ordinance was approved 8 in favor and 1 opposed.
The council also introduced an ordinance to declare an adjudicated parcel at Bayou Cayou (Parcel No. 27658) as surplus (parish holds 35%) and to call a public hearing on Feb. 25, along with an ordinance to surplus vehicles to Terrebonne Parish Fire District No. 8. The council moved and approved a budget amendment to add CDBG program income projects totaling $8,307,285 and scheduled a public hearing on that matter for the same Feb. 25 date.
The body took those actions as part of a broader consent/regular agenda and adjourned after completing the listed business. Public hearings are set for Feb. 25, 2026.
