He was born in Villadossola (Novara) in 1897, where he married Corinna Nesti. Luciano worked as a "stonebreaker" and was a political activist, first socialist and then communist; Corinna had been a delegate at the Livorno Congress of the Communist Party.

The following year, the couple moved to Sesto, where Corinna managed the "Polo Nord," a trattoria with lodging, as it was called in those days, which also featured jazz music and immediately became a gathering place for anti-Fascists. Fascist raids and arrests for seditious meetings began at once. Luciano, who worked at Breda (Section IV, Steel), was fired with the official reason being numerous absences. In the following years, due to continuous Fascist raids searching for subversive propaganda material, the Morganti couple left the "Polo Nord" and laboriously purchased a trattoria named "Caffè Trattoria Carducci." The venue hosted the "Pro Sesto Sports Association" and the "Boni & Fanciulli" football club, as well as the Alpini association, which served as a cover for political meetings. The establishment was closed at least six times by Fascist authorities; the first closure order dates to 1936, during Mussolini's visit to the city. Each time, Corinna appealed, and the venue would reopen after some time. Meanwhile, Luciano had found work at SAPSA and was eventually rehired at Breda (Section V, Aeronautics).

His arrest took place on March 3, 1944, inside the bar, while he was serving three Campari Sodas. Deported to Mauthausen on March 13, he was transferred a month later to the terrible subcamp of Ebensee, where tunnels for rocket construction were excavated with unspeakable human effort.

Luciano endured until November 1944, when he passed away at the age of 47 due to cardiovascular failure. It was only in 1947 that the family received official notification of his death.