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==Background==

==Background==

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Hinton was a native of Columbia in Marion County in southwestern [[Mississippi]].ref name=obit>{{Cite web|url=http://files.usgwarchives.org/la/tangipahoa/obits/obitcoll/star0700.txt|title=Gerry E. Hinton obituary|publisher=usgwarchives.org|accessdate=November 7, 2009}}</ref> He graduated from Slidell High School and served in the [[United States Army]] in the [[Korean War]]. He received his bachelor's degree from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond in Tangipahoa Parish. He received his chiropractor credentials from Texas Chiropractic College in Pasadena,  near [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.legis.state.la.us/senators/Archives/1995/LinkShell.asp?type=hinton|title=Senator Gerry E. Hinton|publisher=senate.legis.state.la.us|accessdate=November 7, 2009}}</ref>​

Hinton was a native of Columbia in Marion County in southwestern [[Mississippi]].ref name=obit>{{Cite web|url=http://files.usgwarchives.org/la/tangipahoa/obits/obitcoll/star0700.txt|title=Gerry E. Hinton obituary|publisher=usgwarchives.org|accessdate=November 7, 2009}}</ref> He graduated from Slidell High School and served in the [[United States Army]] in the [[Korean War]]. He received his bachelor's degree from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond in Tangipahoa Parish. He received his chiropractor credentials from Texas Chiropractic College in Pasadena,  near [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.legis.state.la.us/senators/Archives/1995/LinkShell.asp?type=hinton|title=Senator Gerry E. Hinton|publisher=senate.legis.state.la.us|accessdate=December 8, 2019; site no longer maintained}}</ref>​

Long involved in community affairs, Hinton was a member of the Jaycees, the American Legion, and the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks lodge. He was a member of the First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church of Slidell.<ref name=obit/> Prior to his state Senate service, Hinton served for sixteen years on the Slidell City Council.<ref name=chiro/> Former Louisiana Secretary of State [[Tom Schedler]] also began his political career on the city council. So did later District 90 State Representative and Slidell Mayor [[Greg Cromer]].​

Long involved in community affairs, Hinton was a member of the Jaycees, the American Legion, and the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks lodge. He was a member of the First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church of Slidell.<ref name=obit/> Prior to his state Senate service, Hinton served for sixteen years on the Slidell City Council.<ref name=chiro/> Former Louisiana Secretary of State [[Tom Schedler]] also began his political career on the city council. So did later District 90 State Representative and Slidell Mayor [[Greg Cromer]].​

Almond Gaston "A. G." Crowe, Jr. (born 1948), a Republican who held Hinton's former Senate seat from 2008 to 2016, praised both Hinton and the late state Representative [[Ed Scogin]], also of Slidell, for their "foresight" in making sure that the [[infrastructure]] in St. Tammany Parish kept up with the population, which could reach nearly 300,000 in the 2010 [[census]]. Crowe noted in a statement at dedication ceremonies that he considers both Hinton and Scogin as the prime sponsors of the Fremeaux interchange on Interstate 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.agcrowe.com/pg-51-15-pressviewer.aspx?pressid=395|title=Fremeaux Interchange at I-10 in Slidell Opens Today, September 28, 2008|publisher=agcrowe.com|accessdate=April 24, 2010}}</ref>​

Almond Gaston "A. G." Crowe, Jr. (born 1948), a Republican who held Hinton's former Senate seat from 2008 to 2016, praised both Hinton and the late state Representative [[Ed Scogin]], also of Slidell, for their "foresight" in making sure that the [[infrastructure]] in St. Tammany Parish kept up with the population, which could reach nearly 300,000 in the 2010 [[census]]. Crowe noted in a statement at dedication ceremonies that he considers both Hinton and Scogin as the prime sponsors of the Fremeaux interchange on Interstate 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.agcrowe.com/pg-51-15-pressviewer.aspx?pressid=395|title=Fremeaux Interchange at I-10 in Slidell Opens Today, September 28, 2008|publisher=agcrowe.com|accessdate=April 24, 2010}}</ref>​

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