re: How Powerful was Carlos Marcello?

I've enjoyed this thread. The mob used to run the FQ, and did so well. Much cleaner and safer back then.

Despite being third largest in 1850, Nola's destiny was never going to be one of the largest cities, mostly because of its landlocked geography. That's a main reason why we don't look like Houston or Atlanta, which is a good thing.

I always chuckle when I hear the false narrative about MG krewes hurting the city. As if Google and Amazon would be headquartered here but for some guys riding on floats in February. MG does more for this city than anything else. Ask the hotel industry, or the food and bev people. And you'd be surprised how many dynamic people actually come here because of MG, not in spite of it. There's a krewe and a ball for everyone.

The Mafia started in NOLA. People have no idea how big the mafia was, even thru the 60's in NOLA.

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That's a main reason why we don't look like Houston or Atlanta, which is a good thing.

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I guess you haven't been to Houston or Atlanta.

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That didnt stop Manhattan. Dumbass.

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Considering Nola is surrounded by bayous and swamps, and was flooding all the time before the levees, I'd say its a little different.

People that like to pretend that NOLA is better off being a shite city when it comes to the economy of those cities, amaze me. "we don't want to look like Houston, with a 450 billion dollar GDP!"

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He had a St. Paul’s classmate of mines dad whacked in Madisonville

Whom and when?

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1991

My wife grew up a few houses down from the Marcello home in Metairie. Was friends with his granddaughter. Always had a guy in a leisure suit cutting their yard.

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always chuckle when I hear the false narrative about MG krewes hurting the city

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Everyone else chuckles when they hear NOLA folk talk about krewes.

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My father worked for a large out-of-state G.C. with a satellite office in NOLA handling estimating and subcontracting during the seventies.
From the stories he has told me, I am surprised he wasn't whacked.

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Vic the Appraiser?

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How did no one mention Mosca's as a favorite hangout?

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Mosca was Marcello's personal chef. He helped him open the restaurant. Marcello had an old camp down around Bayou Segnette and Marcello Bayou. He also had a camp at Grand Isle, it was called the ""Riptide". If you look at a map, you can see how the waterway between the two camps thru Barataria were connected. Smuggling deliveries from across the Gulf, thru the marsh, right up to the westbank camp below New Orleans. Marcello controlled a lot more then people realize, including major politicians.