Felix Edward Hébert

Felix Edward Hébert ( born October 12, 1901 in New Orleans, Louisiana, † December 29, 1979 ibid ) was an American politician. He represented the state of Louisiana in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Hébert studied at the Jesuit High School in New Orleans, where he wrote New Orleans Times-Picayune sports articles for the. He then went to Tulane University and was the first sports editor of the Tulane Hullabaloo. He graduated in 1924.

After graduating, he pursued a career in public ( for the Loyola University) and in journalism for the Times - Picayune and the New Orleans States ( a newspaper, which was later acquired by the Times - Picayune, while Hébert was still working there ). As a columnist of title pages and political editor, he reported on the nomination and election of Huey P. Long as Senator from Louisiana. His report of the Louisiana Scandals of corruption in the Long family environment led to the conviction of Governor Richard W. Leche and LSU President James Monroe Smith.

Hebert's coverage of the events in 1940 led to his election as a Democrat to the 77th United States Congress, where he carried on his work until the end of the 94th Congress. In 1976 he became not been prepared for re-election. This durability set a record in Louisiana for the longest period of service in the House of Representatives.

Hébert 1971-1975 was Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services. After he was removed from his chairmanship by a revolt from the increasingly young and liberal House Democratic Caucus, on the grounds of its high seniority. Many of the young Democrats were not pleased when he addressed the new members of the House of Representatives as " boys and girls ", and many considered him as subordinates of the Defense Ministry.

Hébert moved back to New Orleans, where he died on 29 December 1979. You put him at Lake Lawn Park Mausoleum.