Tag: Mafia

  • The Extraordinary History of New Orleans’ Mafia, Part 1

    The Extraordinary History of New Orleans’ Mafia, Part 1

    Speakeasies are all the rage these days. New Orleans has one downtown, below the Orpheum Theater, called “Double Dealer.” It’s a throwback to the 1920s, when shady characters with memorable nicknames (think national figures such as “Scarface,” “Lucky Lucciano,” and “Ice Pick Willie”) illegally provided Prohibition-weary New Orleanians with the booze they so badly wanted.…