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Posted on 1/2/25 at 9:52 pm to TreeDawg
"Mafia Kingfish" has a number of inaccuracies.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 9:53 pm to Pasta Bedan
A bump like that will get you fitted for some cinder block shoes
Posted on 1/2/25 at 9:55 pm to TigenPenn
He had connections both to Chicago (and, by extension, Cleveland, Kansas City, etc.) and the Five Families of New York (and by extension, their NJ, Philly and Florida branches). He sometimes acted as go between for beefs between the large organizations. He rarely went to war and he never made dangerous enemies within U.S. LCN.
Probably because he was rational, not too greedy, had a more loose organization and a more compliant law enforcement environment within which to work. He owned most police chiefs and New Orleans DAs during his tenure.
Maybe not so much "powerful" as "influential and successful", although certainly he was able to exert power within his spheres of influence.
ETA: Also, it should be noted that, as Marcello got older and faced frequent and prolonged periods of incarceration, the longer he was out of direct control, the weaker and more fractured the New Orleans organization became.
Probably because he was rational, not too greedy, had a more loose organization and a more compliant law enforcement environment within which to work. He owned most police chiefs and New Orleans DAs during his tenure.
Maybe not so much "powerful" as "influential and successful", although certainly he was able to exert power within his spheres of influence.
ETA: Also, it should be noted that, as Marcello got older and faced frequent and prolonged periods of incarceration, the longer he was out of direct control, the weaker and more fractured the New Orleans organization became.
This post was edited on 1/2/25 at 10:01 pm
Posted on 1/2/25 at 10:00 pm to TigenPenn
As he was responsible for killing a sitting POTUS, I think he was very powerful.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 10:18 pm to Pasta Bedan
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Pasta Bedan
quote:
"Mafia Kingfish" has a number of inaccuracies.
Brand new account registered today, made one simple post to bump this three year old thread, logged off immediately.
Are you writing a new Marcello book?
ETA: There seems to be one in the works for the past three years, written by a guy from New Orleans who claims to have access to a bunch more Marcello information than anyone in the past. Interesting.
This post was edited on 1/2/25 at 10:25 pm
Posted on 1/2/25 at 10:21 pm to LegendInMyMind
Someone once said the mafia started in NO?
Posted on 1/2/25 at 10:21 pm to jman
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got JFK killed
And got the government to lie about it.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 10:26 pm to FMtTXtiger
That’s were it started -
Posted on 1/2/25 at 10:30 pm to greenbean
Was caught and dropped in Guatemala by the CIA/Kennedy administration and reappeared two weeks later.
Had a sitting US President killed as payback. Yeah he was pretty powerful/influenceable.
Had a sitting US President killed as payback. Yeah he was pretty powerful/influenceable.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 10:32 pm to Pasta Bedan
Friend,
You are correct. Uncle could tell you much more, but it is not prudent even now to talk much more than this.
Yours,
TulaneLSU
You are correct. Uncle could tell you much more, but it is not prudent even now to talk much more than this.
Yours,
TulaneLSU
Posted on 1/2/25 at 11:12 pm to fightin tigers
He helped kill JFK and his brother, without any recourse and was well
Connected to CIA. Could do anything he wanted basically
Connected to CIA. Could do anything he wanted basically
Posted on 1/2/25 at 11:25 pm to TutHillTiger
Lamar White has been saying for the last few years that he has an upcoming book, "The Original Gangster: The American Saga of Carlos Marcello". Not sure when/if it will ever hit the shelves.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 11:32 pm to fightin tigers
There’s a story about Marcelo sending Northern mafia guys back to Chicago with broken legs. Wouldn’t say he wasn’t powerful. However, New Orleans was much less organized than New York.
This post was edited on 1/2/25 at 11:36 pm
Posted on 1/2/25 at 11:40 pm to Picayuner
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As I see it there’s only 3 uniquely wonderful cities in the USA NYC, San Francisco and New Orleans. Everywhere else is Cleveland.
If you're going to rip off Tennessee Williams you should at least give proper attribution.
This post was edited on 1/2/25 at 11:57 pm
Posted on 1/2/25 at 11:42 pm to Vacherie Saint
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NOLA was one of the most powerful and influential cities in America through the 30s
Are you referring to the 1830's?
Posted on 1/2/25 at 11:56 pm to 62zip
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As I see it there’s only 3 uniquely wonderful cities in the USA NYC, San Francisco and New Orleans. Everywhere else is Cleveland.
If you're going to rip off Mark Twain you should at least give proper attribution.
If you are going to call someone out, then make you that YOU attribute the quote correctly.. it was Tennessee Williams .
Posted on 1/2/25 at 11:57 pm to TigenPenn
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How Powerful was Carlos Marcello?
He enjoyed many a meal with his cohorts at Mosca’s on the westbank, that’s all you need to know .
Posted on 1/2/25 at 11:58 pm to BK Lounge
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If you are going to call someone out, then make you that YOU attribute the quote correctly.. it was Tennessee Williams .
You're absolutely right - thanks for pointing that out so that I could make the appropriate correction.
Posted on 1/3/25 at 2:13 am to BK Lounge
I’m a little on the younger side to remember much. But growing up on the around the areas he’s frequented there were many stories. My grandparents would see him a good bit in the westwego area. Back then that was a busy town. His hands were always in many things. Especially real estate.
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