It might be possible but Not Easy! You gotta follow the religious principles to the letter and figure out how to get close to the top guys without getting picked to strap on a bomb for a minor suicide mission.

The unsavory things that Larry alludes to could be a lot more unsavory for a twenty year old kid than hijacking a few trucks or even making bones.

Undercover Mafia is a piece of cake. They don't call them good fellows for nothing. New Orleans is a big time Mob town and I knew a lot of them. Most of the enforcer types are dumb, nasty people and are usually not made guys. Many of the crewe people are likable people and it is not hard to fit in with them if you like to drink and gamble.