The Backlash
The reaction to the New Orleans riot and a similar incident (Memphis Riots of 1866) was one of distaste for the present Reconstruction strategy and the desire for a change of leadership. In the 1866 House of Representatives and Senate elections, the Republicans won in a landslide winning 77% of congress9. A Reconstruction Bill was accordingly passed over the President's veto, early in 1867. Under the act, Louisiana was put into the Fifth Military District. The effect in Louisiana was a removal of every political member associated with the riot and the ordering of the right to vote by all citizens except ex-Confederates.
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