No, LCN came after when forming the new families across the nation. The first family is New Orleans, followed by San Francisco, Belleville and Camden New Jersey. New Orleans has activities that show there was a mob presence in the late 1860's, while the other three shows evidence in the early and mid 1870's. By late 1870's and 1980's, they start popping up in the eastern cities, as well as the Midwest states.