5 th ▁Military ▁District , ▁which ▁included ▁Louisiana ▁and ▁Texas , ▁removed ▁elected ▁Governor ▁James ▁Mad ison ▁Well s ▁for ▁not ▁respond ing ▁to ▁the ▁ri ots ▁appropri ately ▁and ▁for ▁not ▁adv ancing ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁fre ed men . ▁Sher idan ▁appointed ▁Fland ers ▁as ▁Governor ▁of ▁Louisiana . ▁About ▁six ▁months ▁later , ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁Major ▁General ▁Win field ▁Scott ▁Han cock , ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁military ▁commander ▁of ▁Louisiana , ▁removed ▁all ▁radical ▁Republic ans ▁from ▁state ▁offices . ▁Governor ▁Fland ers ▁res igned ▁on ▁January ▁ 8 ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁General ▁Han cock ' s ▁app o inte e , ▁Josh ua ▁Baker . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁Governor ▁Henry ▁C . ▁W arm oth , ▁elected ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Re const ruction - era ▁civil ▁government , ▁appointed ▁Fland ers ▁as ▁Mayor ▁of ▁New ▁Orleans . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Fland ers ▁remains ▁the ▁most ▁recent ▁Republican ▁mayor ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁elected ▁to ▁a ▁full ▁two - year ▁mayor al ▁term , ▁serving ▁until ▁ 1 8 7 3 . ▁ ▁That ▁year , ▁President ▁U ly ss es ▁S . ▁Grant ▁appointed ▁Fland ers ▁as ▁Ass istant ▁Tre as urer ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Fland ers ▁ran ▁un success fully ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁as ▁a ▁Republican ▁candidate ▁for ▁Louisiana ▁State ▁Tre as urer ; ▁by ▁that ▁time ▁Democr ats