Edwin Edwards & the Machinery of Suspicion

In a single, heavily redacted volume, FBI memoranda chart the federal government’s long, uneasy pursuit of Edwin Edwards—revealing as much about their…

Nov 17 • 

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Same Book? Same Book. When Deadlines Failed & Deep Research Prevailed

Troves of new declassified files about Carlos Marcello, including 2,524 pages released this year, freed me from the tyranny of timelines & forced me to…

Nov 2 • 

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October 2025

Twenty Bayou Brief Stories That Still Matter

A curated tour of investigations and essays that shaped the conversation in Louisiana—brought to Imagine Louisiana’s readers with fresh context and…

Oct 29 • 

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Subscriber Exclusive: Kingfish Collectibles

If you sign up for a paid annual subscription, you'll receive a digital copy of the "Mafia Kingfish." Upgrade to the Kingfish level and I'll send you a…

Oct 29 • 

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Subscriber Exclusive: The Ferrie File

A comprehensive collection of research material about David Ferrie, including a trove of declassified FBI records, Jim Garrison's investigative file…

Oct 19 • 

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Clipping Ferrie's Wings

Mental cures, moral panics, and the improbable afterlife of David Ferrie.

Oct 16 • 

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September 2025

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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