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|birth_date=October 12, 1901
|birth_date=October 12, 1901
|birth_place=[[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]
|birth_place=[[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]
|death_date=December 29, 1979 (aged 78)
|death_date=December 29, 1979<br>(aged 78)
|death_place=New Orleans, Louisiana
|death_place=New Orleans, Louisiana
|party=[[Democrat]]
|party=[[Democrat]]
'''Felix Edward Hébert''' (October 12, 1901 – December 29, 1979), also known as '''F. Edward Hébert''' (French surname pronounced "eh-bear"<ref>[https://www.thefreedictionary.com/H%C3%A9bert Hébert]. ''The Free Dictionary''. Retrieved March 20, 2021.</ref>), was a journalist and [[Democrat]] [[segregation]]ist from [[Louisiana]] known mostly for his reporting of the corrupt [[Huey Long|Long]] family that led to indictments of many cronies. He served as a representative from the state's 1st congressional district for over three decades.
'''Felix Edward Hébert''' (October 12, 1901 – December 29, 1979), also known as '''F. Edward Hébert''' (French surname pronounced "eh-bear"<ref>[https://www.thefreedictionary.com/H%C3%A9bert Hébert]. ''The Free Dictionary''. Retrieved March 20, 2021.</ref>), was a journalist and [[Democrat]] [[segregation]]ist from [[Louisiana]] known mostly for his reporting of the corrupt [[Huey Long|Long]] family that led to indictments of many cronies. He served as a representative from the state's 1st congressional district for over three decades.
==U.S. House of Representatives==
Hébert was among a number of Southern Democrats who led the [[Dixiecrat]] revolt against [[Harry Truman]] during the 1948 presidential 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>
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