Luigi was born in Sicily, and immigrated to Bridgeport as a young lad. His younger brother, Giovanni, was the more level-headed sibling. Luigi learned to make it in the world by threats and acts of violence, soon earning a name in the mafia as a mere teen. He advanced his way through the 'Family' by acts of thievery and violence, meeting his future wife at a bistro where he planned to kill an enemy. He soon settled down, receiving a large mansion on the outskirts of Brideport for killing a powerful marked man. Luigi and his wife Juliana soon had a daughter named Iva, who Luigi loved greatly.
A few years after Iva's birth, Luigi was named Don of the mafia. He mostly worked out of his private home office, to which he only had access. He and Juliana then had another daughter, Neva, who clearly was his favorite.
For all his criminal acts, he didn't have pay a penny in bail, and never served jail time, mainly because no one would dare touch him and also because his brother was the Mayor of Bridgeport. He and his wife had a happy, loving relationship. He had a mutual dislike for his son-in-law Alva, and hated that Iva moved to Riverview to become a housewife.