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In the 1990s, DeBlieux worked in the [[tourism]] industry about Natchez, [[Mississippi]]. He was for five years the chief executive officer of the Garden Club in Natchez.<ref name=obit/>
In the 1990s, DeBlieux worked in the [[tourism]] industry about Natchez, [[Mississippi]]. He was for five years the chief executive officer of the Garden Club in Natchez.<ref name=obit/>
DeBlieux's historic preservation endeavors include his establishment of Museum Contents, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the history of Natchitoches. He has also been president and a board member of the Natchitoches Historic Foundation.<ref name=obit/> DeBlieux said that Natchitoches has done more than most cities its size to preserve its history: "Natchitoches Parish is special, because it's maintained its visual heritage. . . . For instance, the plantation houses here are in their original settings and not influenced by a lot of industrial and modern encroachments. A visitor here really feels like he’s stepping back in time.”<ref>[http://www.thetowntalk.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060419/COMMUNITIES/50301007/1081 The Town Talk - www.thetowntalk.com - Alexandria-Pineville, Louisiana<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
DeBlieux's historic preservation endeavors include his establishment of Museum Contents, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the history of Natchitoches. He has also been president and a board member of the Natchitoches Historic Foundation.<ref name=obit/> DeBlieux said that Natchitoches has done more than most cities its size to preserve its history: "Natchitoches Parish is special, because it's maintained its visual heritage. . . . For instance, the plantation houses here are in their original settings and not influenced by a lot of industrial and modern encroachments. A visitor here really feels like he’s stepping back in time.”<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060419/COMMUNITIES/50301007/1081|title=Communities|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|date=April 19, 2006|accessdate=Unavailable; no longer on-line.}}</ref>
==Civic endeavors==
==Civic endeavors==