Editing DeQuincy, Louisiana (section)

==Government and infrastructure==
The former Grand Avenue High School was the site of the highest scoring boys high school basketball game on January 29, 1964, when Grand Avenue beat [[Cameron, Louisiana]]'s Audrey Memorial High School by a score of 211 to 29.<ref name="Grand Avenue H.S. beats Audrey Memorial H.S. 211 to 29 (subscription required to view article more than once)">{{cite web|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/laurel-leader-call/1964-01-30/page-14|title=Basketball Team Scores 211 Points|last=Staff|date=January 30, 1964|publisher=Laurel (Miss.) Leader Call|access-date=18 March 2013}}</ref><ref name="De Quincy, La. high school defeats Cameron, La. high school 211-29">{{cite web|url=http://waynegeiger.blogspot.com/2013/01/fun-facts-for-tuesday-january-29-2013.html|title=Fun Facts for Tuesday, January 29, 2013|last=Geiger|first=Wayne|date=January 29, 2013|publisher=Blogspot.com|access-date=18 March 2013}}</ref><ref name="Grand Avenue HS wins with 211 (under most points scored by one team in one game category)">{{cite web|url=http://www.nfhs.org/recordbook/Records.aspx?CategoryId=1074|title=NFHS Boys Basketball Team Records|last=Staff|year=2013|publisher=National Federation of State High School Associations|access-date=18 March 2013}}</ref>

The [[United States Postal Service]] operates the DeQuincy Post Office.<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/dequincy-215-college-st-dequincy-la-1360719 Post Office Location - DEQUINCY] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120821005228/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/dequincy-215-college-st-dequincy-la-1360719 |date=2012-08-21 }}." [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on October 28, 2010.</ref>

The [[Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections]] formerly operated the [[C. Paul Phelps Correctional Center]] in [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] [[Beauregard Parish, Louisiana|Beauregard Parish]], about {{convert|3|mi|0}} north of DeQuincy.<ref>"[http://doc.louisiana.gov/view.php?cat=7&id=46 C. Paul Phelps Correctional Center] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721045045/http://doc.louisiana.gov/view.php?cat=7&id=46 |date=2011-07-21 }}." [[Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections]]. Retrieved on October 28, 2010.</ref> The facility closed in November 2012