ɪt wʌzðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm ɐ dˈɛməkɹˌæt hɐdbɪn ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə kˈɑːŋɡɹəs fɹʌm luːˌiːzɪˈænə sˈɪns bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ.
It was the first time a Democrat had been elected to Congress from Louisiana since before the Civil War.