Originally Posted By: botz
New Orleans has albanians down there to matter of fact the southern italians that came to new orleans are descended from the albanians (Arbreshe). Italians came to New Orleans first I think and that is where American Cosa Nostra was founded in New Orleans. In New Orleans there was the Mafia-Camorra war like there was in New York.


Mostly from the Palermo Province. The ones from Contessa Entellina still meet every once in a while. There is still a society in New Orleans... link to their history.