That's the old geography card that people often play. "I'm from ___________ so take what I say at face value despite any evidence to the contrary."

There's been no LCN-related case there in about 20 years. There are no more than a few made members left alive at most. You won't see New Orleans on any FBI list of viable families since the late 1980's.

There may be some guys down there who are still alive. Some involved in legit things. Some not. But that doesn't equate to there still being an LCN family there. There's no formal structure or ongoing activity involving an organization. Just a few individuals who are remnants of a family that once was.

That's really the criteria one has to go by. Otherwise, we might as well say the Denver family is still around because Eugene Smaldone Jr. is alive; though in his 70's, inactive, and not living in Denver anymore.