Bubby Lyons
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Edward Paul "Bubby" Lyons (born 1929 in Houma, Louisiana
) was chosen by the city council
of Mandeville, Louisiana
, on 2009 October 17 to serve for 5 months as interim mayor
.
Lyons has formerly held several public offices including mayor of Houma
, president of Terrebonne Parish
, and member of the Terrebonne Parish police jury
. After retiring to Mandeville, he served for 5 months on the Mandeville City Council in 2000 to complete the unexpired term of Jack McGuire. Lyons, in applying to be interim mayor, agreed not to be a candidate in the 2010 March 27 special election (a runoff election, if necessary, will occur on 2010 May 1) to select a mayor to complete the term to which Price had been elected and which ends in 2012.
Lyons is retired from Duplantis Truck Lines, Quality Shipyards, and Benton Casing Services, Houma companies of which Lyons was part owner. He has served on the boards of Terrebonne General Hospital, Terrebonne Parish Library, Louisiana Energy Power Authority, Florida Parishes Retirement District, and Saint Tammany Parish Events District. Lyons is married to Joan Ortego Lyons (born 1932). Growing up in originally francophone
Houma, Lyons was the first member of his family to have English as native language.
Bubby Lyons is known for his dancing, singing, and storytelling abilities. Often, when given a mere word or topic, Bubby Lyons can immediately recall a story from the 1940s in vivid detail.
Houma, Louisiana
Houma is a city in and the parish seat of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, and the largest principal city of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's powers of government have been absorbed by the parish, which is now run by the Terrebonne Parish...
) was chosen by the city council
City council
A city council or town council is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality or local government area.-Australia & NZ:Because of the differences in legislation between the States, the exact definition of a City Council varies...
of Mandeville, Louisiana
Mandeville, Louisiana
Mandeville is a city in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 12,421 in 2008. Mandeville is located on the North Shore of Lake Pontchartrain, south of Interstate 12. It is across the lake from the city of New Orleans and its southshore suburbs...
, on 2009 October 17 to serve for 5 months as interim mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
.
Lyons has formerly held several public offices including mayor of Houma
Houma, Louisiana
Houma is a city in and the parish seat of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, and the largest principal city of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's powers of government have been absorbed by the parish, which is now run by the Terrebonne Parish...
, president of Terrebonne Parish
Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana
Terrebonne Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Houma. Its population was 111,860...
, and member of the Terrebonne Parish police jury
Police Jury
In the U.S. state of Louisiana, the typical governing body of the parish is called the Police Jury. Not every parish is governed by a Police Jury, but 41 of the 64 parishes use this system....
. After retiring to Mandeville, he served for 5 months on the Mandeville City Council in 2000 to complete the unexpired term of Jack McGuire. Lyons, in applying to be interim mayor, agreed not to be a candidate in the 2010 March 27 special election (a runoff election, if necessary, will occur on 2010 May 1) to select a mayor to complete the term to which Price had been elected and which ends in 2012.
Lyons is retired from Duplantis Truck Lines, Quality Shipyards, and Benton Casing Services, Houma companies of which Lyons was part owner. He has served on the boards of Terrebonne General Hospital, Terrebonne Parish Library, Louisiana Energy Power Authority, Florida Parishes Retirement District, and Saint Tammany Parish Events District. Lyons is married to Joan Ortego Lyons (born 1932). Growing up in originally francophone
Francophone
The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....
Houma, Lyons was the first member of his family to have English as native language.
Bubby Lyons is known for his dancing, singing, and storytelling abilities. Often, when given a mere word or topic, Bubby Lyons can immediately recall a story from the 1940s in vivid detail.