He was a Senator from Louisiana in both the First and the Second Confederate States congresses, serving from 1862 to 1865.
hiː wʌzɐ sˈɛnəɾɚ fɹʌm luːˌiːzɪˈænə ɪn bˈoʊθ ðə fˈɜːst ænd ðə sˈɛkənd kənfˈɛdɚɹət stˈeɪts kˈɑːŋɡɹəsᵻz, sˈɜːvɪŋ fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv.