J. D. DeBlieux

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.

A "principled segregationist" he tried to exclude college sports teams from segregation laws because of adverse consequences for the state's college teams wouldresult.

[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.