Founding location | 10th/11th Ward |
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Years active | 2000's–present |
Territory | Garden District Irish Channel |
Ethnicity | Primarily African American |
Criminal activities | Drug trafficking, Murder, Theft and Kidnapping |
Rivals | Ride or Die Gang,Young Melph Mafia, 39ers gang |
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