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'''Felix Edward Hébert''' (October 12, 1901 – December 29, 1979), also known as '''F. Edward Hébert''' (French surname pronounced "ay-bear"<ref>[https://www.thefreedictionary.com/H%C3%A9bert Hébert]. ''The Free Dictionary''. Retrieved March 20, 2021.</ref><ref name="Advocate of the Military">Halloran, Richard (October 17, 1970). [https://www.nytimes.com/1970/10/17/archives/advocate-of-the-military-felix-edward-h-bert.html Advocate of the Military]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref>), was a journalist and [[Democrat]] [[segregation]]ist<ref>[https://tulane.edu/sites/tulane/files/Appendix%20-%20F.%20Edward%20Hebert%2C%20Tulane%20and%20Beyond.pdf Appendix: F. Edward Hébert, Tulane and Beyond]. ''Tulane University''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref> 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 "ay-bear"<ref>[https://www.thefreedictionary.com/H%C3%A9bert Hébert]. ''The Free Dictionary''. Retrieved March 20, 2021.</ref><ref name="Advocate of the Military">Halloran, Richard (October 17, 1970). [https://www.nytimes.com/1970/10/17/archives/advocate-of-the-military-felix-edward-h-bert.html Advocate of the Military]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref>), was a journalist and [[Democrat]] [[segregation]]ist<ref>[https://tulane.edu/sites/tulane/files/Appendix%20-%20F.%20Edward%20Hebert%2C%20Tulane%20and%20Beyond.pdf Appendix: F. Edward Hébert, Tulane and Beyond]. ''Tulane University''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref> 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.
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==Early life and career==
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Hébert was born in October 1902 to Lea Naquin and Joseph Edward Hébert.<ref name="Advocate of the Military"> Reared in [[New Orleans]], he attended Jesuit High School and then entered [[Tulane University]].
    
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