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The New Orleans crime family, also known as the Marcello crime family or the New Orleans Mafia, was an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in New Orleans, Louisiana.The family had a history of criminal activity dating back to the late nineteenth century.
Carlos Joseph Marcello [1] (Sicilian Italian);[Mor-sel-lo] born Calogero Minacore [kaˈlɔːdʒero minaˈkɔːre]; February 6, 1910 – March 3, 1993) was an Italian-American crime boss of the New Orleans crime family from 1947 to 1983.
In September 1966, Carollo and other Mafia members attended a meeting at La Stella restaurant in Queens, New York. When the police raided the building, among those arrested were Carollo, Carlos Marcello, Santo Trafficante Jr. and Carlo Gambino. It has been alleged that this meeting was to resolve matters relating to the New Orleans crime family.
Ward was a noted associate of Chicago Mob boss Sam Giancana, and is thought to have controlled organized crime and bootlegging throughout Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi. The Dixie Mafia was strongly connected to the State Line Mob and its leader, Carl Douglas White. [7] [8] [9] [10]
Louisiana experienced a higher murder and non-negligent manslaughter rate (14.5 per 100,000) than any other U.S. state in 2023 for the 35th straight year (1989–2023), according to The 2023 FBI Uniform Crime Report. [2] Louisiana averaged 13.7 murders per 100,000, compared to the U.S. average of 6.6 murders per 100,000 from 1989- 2014.
Ezequiel Romo, a gang leader who ordered murders of rivals and followers alike to maintain control over drug and collection rackets in Panorama City, was stabbed to death at Centinela State Prison.
(The Center Square) — In Louisiana, violent and property crime numbers across the state have dropped from recent years. Despite this, a survey earlier this year from the Manship School at LSU ...
The Louisiana State Police Narcotics/Violent Crime Task Force began a "comprehensive investigation" into a drug trafficking organization operating in the area in April 2024. Louisiana saw 2,456 ...