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==Background==

==Background==

Huckaby was born in Hodge, adjacent to Jonesbor in Jackson Parish to Thomas Milton Huckaby (1907–1973) and the former Eva Butler (1911–1990). Huckaby is descended on both sides by pioneer families. In the 1840s, two brothers, Green and James Huckaby, settled in the since disbanded community of Sparta, which was thn the parish seat for Bienville Parish from its founding in 1848 until 1893, when the courthouse was relocated to Arcadia. James Huckaby was the great-great-grandfather of Jerry Huckaby.  After Thomas' death, Eva married Minden businessman Cecil C. Toland (1905-1976), but he died soon into their second marriage,''<ref>Billy Hathorn, "Otto Passman, Jerry Huckaby, and Frank Spooner: The Louisiana Fifth Congressional District Election of 1976," ''Louisiana History:  The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association'', LIV No. 3 (Summer 2013), p. 344.</ref>

Huckaby was born in Hodge, adjacent to Jonesbor in Jackson Parish to Thomas Milton Huckaby (1907–1973) and the former Eva Butler (1911–1990). Huckaby is descended on both sides by pioneer families. In the 1840s, two brothers, Green and James Huckaby, settled in the since disbanded community of Sparta, which was thn the parish seat for Bienville Parish from its founding in 1848 until 1893, when the courthouse was relocated to Arcadia. James Huckaby was the great-great-grandfather of Jerry Huckaby.  After Thomas' death, Eva married Minden businessman Cecil C. Toland (1905-1976), but he died soon into their second marriage.<ref>Billy Hathorn, "Otto Passman, Jerry Huckaby, and Frank Spooner: The Louisiana Fifth Congressional District Election of 1976," ''Louisiana History:  The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association'', LIV No. 3 (Summer 2013), p. 344.</ref>

In 1942, when Jerry was six months old, the family moved to [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] in Webster Parish, where his father operated [[real estate]] and [[insurance]] businesses. Huckaby graduated fifth in his class in 1959 from [[Minden (Louisiana) High School]]. He was on the MHS Crimson Tide [[basketball]] team, played in the band,  was elected to the student council, and edited the school [[newspaper]]. He then studied electrical [[engineering]] at [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], from which in 1963 he received the Bachelor of Science degree. He was student body president of the college of engineering and a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity. Five years later, he obtained a [[Master of Business Administration]] degree from Georgia State University in the capital city of [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]].<ref>''Louisiana History," pp. 342, 345.</ref>

In 1942, when Jerry was six months old, the family moved to [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] in Webster Parish, where his father operated [[real estate]] and [[insurance]] businesses. Huckaby graduated fifth in his class in 1959 from [[Minden (Louisiana) High School]]. He was on the MHS Crimson Tide [[basketball]] team, played in the band,  was elected to the student council, and edited the school [[newspaper]]. He then studied electrical [[engineering]] at [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], from which in 1963 he received the Bachelor of Science degree. He was student body president of the college of engineering and a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity. Five years later, he obtained a [[Master of Business Administration]] degree from Georgia State University in the capital city of [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]].<ref>''Louisiana History," pp. 342, 345.</ref>