Ive seen lou around way back when. He actually grew up around the avenue in the village apartments.
His old man was a known street guy but not made, louis got into a fight as a kid and killed the guy he was fighting. It was an accident but he had problems.
At the time he hung out with nick o jr and thats when nick o stepped in and saw some potenial in big lou. He and lenahan held a benefit for big lou's legal bills hosted by Frank "get your fuckin shine box " Vincent.
At the time Nicky O was made amd he took big lou his wings. Big lou knew all the players because of where he grew up and his father. Lou was the youngest of three and his father passed at an early age. Needless to say, his new father figures werent accountants and engineers.
Nicky O was a philly guy hence big lou's ascension to the philly family. Big lou was also close to tommy adams and joey sodano.
By the way, Nicky O was on record with the gambino's and was loaned out to patty specs back in the day, thats another story.