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DeBlieux was defeated for reelection as mayor in 1980 by fellow Democrat [[Joe Sampite']] (pronounced SAM PEH TAY), who served until 2000. DeBlieux was then named as assistant secretary and preservation officer for the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, initially under the appointment of [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Governor]] [[David C. Treen]] and continued under Treen's successor (and predecessor), Democrat [[Edwin Edwards]]. In this position, DeBlieux succeeded in designating forty-two National Register districts within Louisiana.<ref name=obit/>
DeBlieux was defeated for reelection as mayor in 1980 by fellow Democrat [[Joe Sampite']] (pronounced SAM PEH TAY), who served until 2000. DeBlieux was then named as assistant secretary and preservation officer for the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, initially under the appointment of [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Governor]] [[David C. Treen]] and continued under Treen's successor (and predecessor), Democrat [[Edwin Edwards]]. In this position, DeBlieux succeeded in designating forty-two National Register districts within Louisiana.<ref name=obit/>
In 1989, DeBlieux was the local assistant in the [[film]]ing in Natchitoches of ''Steel Magnolias'', starring Dolly Parton and Sally Field in a picture which is said to have captured the civic spirit of the community, still known for its [[brick]] streets downtown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/46792/Steel-Magnolias/credits |publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|title=Movies: Complete Production Credits for Steel Magnolias|accessdate=Unavailable; no longer on-line.}}</ref>
In 1989, DeBlieux was the local assistant in the [[film]]ing in Natchitoches of ''Steel Magnolias'', starring Dolly Parton and Sally Field in a picture which is said to have captured the civic spirit of the community, still known for its [[brick]] streets downtown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/46792/Steel-Magnolias/credits |publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|title=Movies: Complete Production Credits for Steel Magnolias|Unavailable; no longer on-line.}}</ref>
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/>