bˈuːlɪɡni ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə nˈuː ˈɔːɹliənz ænd ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn stˈʊd ʌnsəksˈɛsfəli fɔːɹ ᵻlˈɛkʃən æz ɐ dʒˈʌstɪs ʌvðə pˈiːs.
Bouligny returned to New Orleans and in November 1861 stood unsuccessfully for election as a justice of the peace.