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In 1956, DeBlieux received his bachelor's degree in fine arts and [[history]] from [[Northwestern State University]] (then Northwestern State College) in Natchitoches. He served in the [[United States Army]] from 1956 to 1958, having been stationed in the former West [[Germany]].<ref name=obit/>{{Dead link|date=September 2010}} In 1960, he earned his [[Master of Science]] degree in counseling and [[psychology]] from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], at which he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. In the early 1960s, DeBlieux was employed by the correctional office of the [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches Parish]] Juvenile Court. From 1965 to 1976, he was self-employed in the retail hardware business. In 1976, he was elected mayor to succeed [[W. Ray Scott]], who had served for the preceding sixteen years.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=http://www.nsula.edu/watson_library/cghrc_core/deblieux_r.htm|title=Robert DeBlieux|publisher=[[Northwestern State University]]|accessdate=Unavailable; no longer on-line.}}</ref>​

In 1956, DeBlieux received his bachelor's degree in fine arts and [[history]] from [[Northwestern State University]] (then Northwestern State College) in Natchitoches. He served in the [[United States Army]] from 1956 to 1958, having been stationed in the former West [[Germany]].<ref name=obit/>{{Dead link|date=September 2010}} In 1960, he earned his [[Master of Science]] degree in counseling and [[psychology]] from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], at which he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. In the early 1960s, DeBlieux was employed by the correctional office of the [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches Parish]] Juvenile Court. From 1965 to 1976, he was self-employed in the retail hardware business. In 1976, he was elected mayor to succeed [[W. Ray Scott]], who had served for the preceding sixteen years.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=http://www.nsula.edu/watson_library/cghrc_core/deblieux_r.htm|title=Robert DeBlieux|publisher=[[Northwestern State University]]|accessdate=Unavailable; no longer on-line.}}</ref>​

DeBlieux had two daughters, both from Baton Rouge: Annie Camille "Cammie" Davis (born ca. 1959) and her husband, Randy Davis, and Dené D. Mathies, and her husband, David Mathies, both from his  marriage to the former JoAnn Weaver (1934-1979). He had five grandchildren.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20100202/OBITUARIES/100201016/1023/Robert--Bobby--DeBlieux|title=Obituary of Robert B. DeBlieux|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''| date=February 2, 2010|accessdate=September 2010; no longer on-line.}}</ref> He was the proprietor of the Tante Huppe' historic inn at 424 Jefferson Street in Natchitoches, a bed and breakfast named for one of his ancestors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maps.roadtrippers.com/us/natchitoches-la/accommodation/tante-huppe-inn|title=Tante Huppe' Inn in Natchitoches, Louisiana|publisher=Roadtrippers.com|accessdate=September 25, 2019}}</ref> He was a nationally known authority on Louisiana [[architecture]] and engaged in landscape painting.<ref name=autogenerated2>[http://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore/ItemDetail~bookid~9341.aspx The Garden Club<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>​

DeBlieux had two daughters, both from Baton Rouge: Annie Camille "Cammie" Davis (born ca. 1959) and her husband, Randy Davis, and Dené D. Mathies, and her husband, David Mathies, both from his  marriage to the former JoAnn Weaver (1934-1979). He had five grandchildren.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20100202/OBITUARIES/100201016/1023/Robert--Bobby--DeBlieux|title=Obituary of Robert B. DeBlieux|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''| date=February 2, 2010|accessdate=September 2010; no longer on-line.}}</ref> He was the proprietor of the Tante Huppe' historic inn at 424 Jefferson Street in Natchitoches, a bed and breakfast named for one of his ancestors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maps.roadtrippers.com/us/natchitoches-la/accommodation/tante-huppe-inn|title=Tante Huppe' Inn in Natchitoches, Louisiana|publisher=Roadtrippers.com|accessdate=September 25, 2019}}</ref> He was a nationally known authority on Louisiana [[architecture]] and engaged in landscape painting.<ref name=autogenerated2>{{cite web|url=http://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore/ItemDetail~bookid~9341.aspx|title=The Garden Club|publisher=Authorhouse.com|accessdate=Unavailable; no longer on-line.}}</ref>​

==Natchitoches Historic District==

==Natchitoches Historic District==