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==U.S. House of Representatives==
==U.S. House of Representatives==
[[File:Felix Edward Hebert in 1964.jpg|thumb|left|190px|Hébert in 1964.]]
[[File:Felix Edward Hebert in 1964.jpg|thumb|left|190px|Hébert in 1964.]]
He was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]] in 1940 unopposed<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=377185 LA District 1]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref> and would be re-elected seventeen times.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=17731 Hebert, F. Edward]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref>
Hébert, who feuded with [[Harry Truman]],<ref name="Advocate of the Military"/> was among a number of Southern Democrats who led the [[Dixiecrat]] revolt against the incumbent president during the [[United States presidential election, 1948|1948 election]], supporting staunch [[segregation]]ist [[Strom Thurmond]].<ref>King, Larry L. (February 21, 1978). [https://www.nytimes.com/1971/02/21/archives/creed-of-a-congressman-f-edward-hebert-of-louisiana-edited-and.html Creed of a Congressman]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref>
Hébert, who feuded with [[Harry Truman]],<ref name="Advocate of the Military"/> was among a number of Southern Democrats who led the [[Dixiecrat]] revolt against the incumbent president during the [[United States presidential election, 1948|1948 election]], supporting staunch [[segregation]]ist [[Strom Thurmond]].<ref>King, Larry L. (February 21, 1978). [https://www.nytimes.com/1971/02/21/archives/creed-of-a-congressman-f-edward-hebert-of-louisiana-edited-and.html Creed of a Congressman]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref>