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'''Robert Buford DeBlieux''' (January 26, 1933 &ndash; January 31, 2010), usually known as '''Bobby DeBlieux''', was a [[historian]], historic preservationist, painter, author, and [[business]]man who was the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[mayor]] of his native [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], the oldest city in the U.S. state of [[Louisiana]].​

'''Robert Buford DeBlieux''' (January 26, 1933 &ndash; January 31, 2010), usually known as '''Bobby DeBlieux''', was a [[historian]], historic preservationist, painter, author, and [[business]]man who was the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[mayor]] of his native [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], the oldest city in the U.S. state of [[Louisiana]].​

DeBlieux (pronounced as the letter W) was the middle of three sons born to Jefferson Davis "Jeff" DeBlieux, Jr. (1904–1984), and the former Marie Dell Roubieu (1907-2002). Known as "Miss Pat," Mrs. DeBlieux was a devout [[Roman Catholic]] who attended mass daily and was like her middle son interested in historical preservation. Robert DeBlieux is named for his maternal grandfather. Mrs. DeBlieux's family came to Natchitoches in 1718, four years after the founding of the city. The ancestors of Jeff DeBlieux arrived in 1803, the year of the [[Louisiana Purchase]]. DeBlieux's older and younger brothers were Jefferson DeBlieux, III (1930–1998), an [[engineer]] from Houma in Terrebonne Parish in south Louisiana, and Victor Dale DeBlieux (1941–1993) of Natchitoches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://files.usgwarchives.org/la/natchitoches/obits/ntapr02.txt|title=Obituary of Marie Dell Roubieu DeBlieux|publisher=files.usgwarchives.org|accessdate=February 2, 2010; no longer on-line.}}</ref> DeBlieux was a younger cousin of the [[liberal]] former state Senator [[J. D. DeBlieux|Joseph Davis " J. D." DeBlieux]], who represented East Baton Rouge Parish from 1956 to 1960 and again from 1964 to 1976. In 1966, J. D. DeBlieux failed in a campaign to unseat his fellow Democrat, [[U.S. Senator]] [[Allen J. Ellender]].

DeBlieux (pronounced as the letter W) was the middle of three sons born to Jefferson Davis "Jeff" DeBlieux, Jr. (1904–1984), and the former Marie Dell Roubieu (1907-2002). Known as "Miss Pat," Mrs. DeBlieux was a devout [[Roman Catholic]] who attended mass daily and was like her middle son interested in historical preservation. Robert DeBlieux is named for his maternal grandfather. Mrs. DeBlieux's family came to Natchitoches in 1718, four years after the founding of the city. The ancestors of Jeff DeBlieux arrived in 1803, the year of the [[Louisiana Purchase]]. DeBlieux's older and younger brothers were Jefferson DeBlieux, III (1930–1998), an [[engineer]] from Houma in Terrebonne Parish in south Louisiana, and Victor Dale DeBlieux (1941–1993) of Natchitoches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://files.usgwarchives.org/la/natchitoches/obits/ntapr02.txt|title=Obituary of Marie Dell Roubieu DeBlieux|publisher=files.usgwarchives.org|accessdate=February 2, 2010; no longer on-line.}}</ref> DeBlieux was a younger cousin of the [[liberal]] former state Senator [[J. D. DeBlieux|Joseph Davis " J. D." DeBlieux]], who represented East Baton Rouge Parish from 1956 to 1960 and again from 1964 to 1976. In 1966, J. D. DeBlieux failed in a campaign to unseat his fellow Democrat, [[U.S. Senator]] [[Allen J. Ellender]].

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/> 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 then served in the [[United States Army]] from 1956 to 1958, having been stationed in the former West [[Germany]].<ref name=obit/> 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>{{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>​

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>​