On Its 20th Anniversary, the Truth About the Collosal Failure of Trump Tower New Orleans

Four days before Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, Donald Trump announced plans for a $400 million skyscraper, the tallest in Louisiana. But the…

Sep 12 • 

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August 2025

David Ferrie: In His Own Words

The real-life Dave Ferrie didn't sound anything like the neurotic, volatile creep Joe Pesci portrayed in Oliver Stone's 1992 film "JFK."

Aug 6 • 

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Tailing Ferrie's Comet

On Nov. 22, 1963, Dave Ferrie danced out of a courthouse, partied with a mob boss, & sped into the darkness to take an 18-year-old boy ice-skating in…

Aug 3 • 

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July 2025

Carlos in Color

A gallery of newly-colorized, digitally-enhanced photographs of New Orleans Mafia boss Carlos Marcello.

Jul 24 • 

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June 2025

The Kingfish Collection

A comprehensive database of documents about the life and death of Huey P. Long.

Jun 2 • 

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May 2025

Buried in the FBI's Archives, Mugshots of the Mobster as a Young Man

Lost for nearly a century, a set of recently released photos of Carlos Marcello show a poised and striking figure, offering a glimpse of the defiance…

May 31 • 

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2025 Declassified JFK Assassination Documents About Marcello

Newly released reports shed light on Marcello’s close relationship with Florida Mafia boss Santo Trafficante and reveal the story of Marcello’s purchase…

May 20 • 

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Why Subscribe? More Than Five Years of Research, 20,100 Files, & the Last Great Untold Story of the American Mafia in the 20th Century

After a three-year hiatus, Lamar describes what paid subscribers can expect first from his new online publication, CenLamar 2.0.

May 13 • 

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Oct. 8, 1910: The Liguria

An excerpt from my upcoming book, The Original Gangster: The American Saga of Carlos Marcello.

May 5 • 

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April 2025

64 Years Ago Today: "They Are the Best Kidnappers in the World."

For years, New Orleans mobster Carlos Marcello turned to the courts and a brilliant immigration lawyer to avoid deportation, until the government…

Apr 5 • 

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