In 1906 Italian National Organizing begins in Shreveport

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From Shreveport to Monroe to Northern Louisiana to all of Louisiana to a National Organization for Italians.

During WWII the Italian Moderna Society changed its names and opened membership to all.
On July 31, 1906 the Italian Moderna Society was established in Shreveport Louisiana.
Sam Marsala and his Champion Cucuzzas

In the 1930s other clubs opened in North Louisiana in places such as Monroe, Baton Rouge, Alexandria, and Opelousas. In the 1970s, Louisiana organized the full state. At the same time the National Italian American Federation was formed.