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DeBlieux had been involved too in the American Legion. He was a member of the Natchitoches [[Christmas]] Festival Committee, a major event in central Louisiana which is held on the first Saturday of December and draws tens of thousands of visitors into the community. The downtown and Cane River areas are vividly lit during the holiday season through New Years' week. DeBlieux was also been involved in the Louisiana Trails Council and the [[Boy Scouts]].<ref name=autogenerated1 /> At twenty-seven, he was the president of the Natchitoches Jaycees from 1960 to 1961.<ref>[http://www.cp-tel.net/jaycees/members.htm Members<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>​

DeBlieux had been involved too in the American Legion. He was a member of the Natchitoches [[Christmas]] Festival Committee, a major event in central Louisiana which is held on the first Saturday of December and draws tens of thousands of visitors into the community. The downtown and Cane River areas are vividly lit during the holiday season through New Years' week. DeBlieux was also been involved in the Louisiana Trails Council and the [[Boy Scouts]].<ref name=autogenerated1 /> At twenty-seven, he was the president of the Natchitoches Jaycees from 1960 to 1961.<ref>[http://www.cp-tel.net/jaycees/members.htm Members<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>​

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==The DeBlieux Collection==​

==The DeBlieux Collection==

 

His DeBlieux Collection in the [[archives]] of NSU contains the papers of interrelated Natchitoches families spanning more than two centuries. Featured are the Natchitoches pioneer families: Brezeale, Cloutier, Huppe, Hyams, Janin, Lambre, Metoyer, Prudhomme, and Walmsley, many of which intermarried. The topics include social customs, business affairs, home schooling of children, legal cases, political insight, and civic service.  There are also the financial records of the DeBlieux & McCain store from 1902 to 1939.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> There are also some documents on the career of the legendary [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]], in the collection.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/guidedisplay.pl?index=l000418|title=Guide to Research Papers: Long, Huey Pierce (1893-1935)|accessdate=September 25, 2019}}</ref>

His DeBlieux Collection in the [[archives]] of NSU contains the papers of interrelated Natchitoches families spanning more than two centuries. Featured are the Natchitoches pioneer families: Brezeale, Cloutier, Huppe, Hyams, Janin, Lambre, Metoyer, Prudhomme, and Walmsley, many of which intermarried. The topics include social customs, business affairs, home schooling of children, legal cases, political insight, and civic service.  There are also the financial records of the DeBlieux & McCain store from 1902 to 1939.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> There are also some documents on the career of the legendary [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]], in the collection.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/guidedisplay.pl?index=l000418|title=Guide to Research Papers: Long, Huey Pierce (1893-1935)|accessdate=September 25, 2019}}</ref>

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DeBlieux was a co-author of ''Natchitoches and Louisiana's Timeless Cane River.''<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Natchitoches-Louisianas-Timeless-Cane-River/dp/0807128325 Amazon.com: Natchitoches and Louisiana's Timeless Cane River|author=Philip Gould, Richard Seale, Robert DeBlieux, Harlan Mark Guidry, Robert Harling|publisher=amazon.com|accessdate=September 25, 2019}}</ref> Another DeBlieux work is ''A Walking Tour of the Natchitoches Historic District'', which focuses on the old Kaffie-Friedrick Hardware building.<ref>[http://www.natchitoches.net/kaffiefrederick/ Natchitoches.net : Kaffie-Frederick Hardware<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He also published ''Historic Black Churches of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana''.<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Robert%20Deblieux&page=1 Amazon.com: Robert Deblieux: Books<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>​

DeBlieux was a co-author of ''Natchitoches and Louisiana's Timeless Cane River.''<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Natchitoches-Louisianas-Timeless-Cane-River/dp/0807128325 Amazon.com: Natchitoches and Louisiana's Timeless Cane River|author=Philip Gould, Richard Seale, Robert DeBlieux, Harlan Mark Guidry, Robert Harling|publisher=amazon.com|accessdate=September 25, 2019}}</ref>  

 

Another DeBlieux work is ''A Walking Tour of the Natchitoches Historic District'', which focuses on the old Kaffie-Friedrick Hardware building.<ref>[http://www.natchitoches.net/kaffiefrederick/ Natchitoches.net : Kaffie-Frederick Hardware<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He also published ''Historic Black Churches of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana''.<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Robert%20Deblieux&page=1 Amazon.com: Robert Deblieux: Books<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>​

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DeBlieux died suddenly of a cerebral hemorrhage at Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center in Baton Rouge only five days after his 77th birthday. Services were held on February 4, 2010, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Natchitoches, with interment at American Cemetery. His parents are interred at the Catholic Cemetery of Natchitoches.<ref name=obit/>

DeBlieux died suddenly of a cerebral hemorrhage at Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center in Baton Rouge only five days after his 77th birthday. Services were held on February 4, 2010, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Natchitoches, with interment at American Cemetery. His parents are interred at the Catholic Cemetery of Natchitoches.<ref name=obit/>

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==References==

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