Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: An homage was paid to him by the city by the inauguration of a `` rue du Commandant Cousteau '' , a street which runs out to his native house , where a commemorative plaque was affixed .
Simplified: A street was named `` rue du Commandant Cousteau '' in a street which runs near his native house , where a commemorative plaque was affixed .