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According to New Orleans Police Department, gang related homicides spiked in 2007, which drove the city's homicide rate to a record high. [2] Some of the most vicious cliques, like the Dooney Boys and the 9th ward G-Strip Gang, moved to other cities and clashed with each other in violent gun battles.
The gang was briefly reformed in 1888, following the escape of Frank Lyons. However, he was quickly arrested and returned to prison. Lyons was pardoned by Louisiana Governor Francis T. Nicholls in 1890, and resumed criminal activities with the gang until 1892, when New Orleans police arrested him for the murder of a police officer. He was ...
The G-Strip gang Gallier Street is a gang that operates in the 9th Ward of New Orleans. The gang is based around Gallier Street nicknamed "G-Strip". Members also controlled dope houses around the Desire and Florida Housing projects. NOPD Homicide detectives have linked the gang to various homicides around the 9th Ward. [6]
The Matranga crime family, established by Charles (1857 – October 28, 1943) and Antonio (Tony) Matranga (d. 1890), was one of the earliest recorded American Mafia crime families, operating in New Orleans during the late 19th century until the beginning of Prohibition in 1920.
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U.S. law enforcement and immigration officials are investigating more than 100 criminal cases tied to suspected members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang.
The Live Oak Boys was an Irish-American street gang who dominated New Orleans throughout the 1860s and 70s.. Led by "Red" Bill Wilson, the Live Oak Boys were formed in 1858. Their name derived from the oaken clubs that were their weapon of cho
Members of Doreen's Jazz New Orleans band - Lawrence Ketchens II (Sousaphone), Doreen Ketchens, and Deverick Francois, perform for tourists in New Orleans' French Quarter on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025.