ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ, wˌɛn ðə vˈoʊt hæd ɐɡˈɛn bˌɪn ᵻsˈɛnʃəli ɹᵻstɹˈɪktᵻd tʊ ˈoʊnli wˈaɪt mˈeɪlz ɪn luːˌiːzɪˈænə, sənt. mˈɑːɹtɪn wʌz ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə ðə hˈaʊs, ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst dˈɪstɹɪkt wˌɪtʃ hæd vˈɜːtʃuːəli ðə sˈeɪm bˈaʊndɚɹiz ɪt hæd hæd wɛn hiː wʌz fˈɜːst sˈɛnt tə kˈɑːŋɡɹəs mˈoːɹ ðɐn θˈɜːɾi jˈɪɹz bᵻfˈoːɹ.
In 1884, when the vote had again been essentially restricted to only white males in Louisiana, St. Martin was returned to the house, representing the First District which had virtually the same boundaries it had had when he was first sent to congress more than 30 years before.