J. D. DeBlieux

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Joseph Davis DeBlieux (September 12, 1912-March 13, 2005) was a lawyer and state senator in Louisiana. He worked as a lawyer r in Baton Rouge [1] and represented East Baton Rouge Parish in the Louisiana Senate from 1956 to 1960 and from 1964 to 1976. [2] He was a Democrat. A "principled segregationist" he tried to exclude college sports teams from segregation laws because of adverse consequences for the state's college teams wouldresult. [3]

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He was interviewed regarding school desegregation. [4] He criticized the state legislator for attempting to flout federal desegregation rulings. [5]

He was involved in a dispute over which party could use the rooster to represent it. [6]

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  1. ↑ "J.D. Deblieux Obituary (2005) - Baton Rouge, LA - The Advocate". Legacy.com.
  2. ↑ "Louisiana State Senate - Session Information". www.senate.la.gov.
  3. ↑ Kemper, Kurt Edward (December 11, 2023). College Football and American Culture in the Cold War Era. University of Illinois Press. ISBN   978-0-252-04728-2 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "With All Deliberate Speed; J.D. DeBlieux Interview #2". American Archive of Public Broadcasting.
  5. ↑ Company, Johnson Publishing (October 5, 1961). "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company – via Google Books.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ↑ Jeansonne, Glen (February 10, 2006). Leander Perez, Boss of the Delta. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN   978-1-60473-637-3 – via Google Books.
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