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New Mardi Gras house floats turn New Orleans into a parade COVID-19 canceled Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans - but that didnt dampen the Carnival season. So-called House Floats allow for socially-distant viewing, on your own time. and last updated 2021-02-12 12:57:41-05 NEW ORLEANS, La. — These days, the streets of New Orleans are alive, with homes transformed into Mardi Gras floats. “Ill decorate my house,” Megan Boudreaux recalled thinking when she heard Mardi Gras parades we...

When Crissy Whalin and her 12-year-old son, Zephyr Cooke, settled in Algiers Point in 2020, the last thing they expected was a front-row seat to New

Sharknado sighted! Displaced Lake Charles family makes sci-fi disaster themed house float to spread cheer in their new city “We figured we’d make the best of it and while we’re here, we’d have fun,” Megan Tyler said. Author: Erika Ferrando (WWL) Updated: 10:41 PM CST February 4, 2021 NEW ORLEANS — Watch out! One house float in Algiers Point comes with a warning, as it has a little extra bite. “Our block is sharks,” said Megan and Calvin Tyler. “...

My New Orleans   Before you know it, it will be Carnival. My wife and daughters recently visited the King Cake Hub and I am told it was delightful. They came home with a cake from Haydel’s, and I was well pleased. “It’s like what I imagine McKenzie’s used to taste like, except not dry” is what I said. I liked McKenzie’s king cakes, for the record. It’s a great idea: a central location you can go and buy a king cake from a bunch of different bakeries. It’s the Tsukiji fish marke...

Gaping hole on Sen. Troy Carters house covered 2 days after WWL-TV report The most visible progress in fixing the Algiers Point eyesore comes 15 months after it was ravaged by fire. Credit: Ryan Hughes Published: 3:37 PM CST January 29, 2021 Updated: 3:37 PM CST January 29, 2021 NEW ORLEANS — Construction crews have covered a gaping, charred hole in the second story of a historic house owned by Sen. Troy Carter, a leading candidate for Congress in a March speci...

Thousands of New Orleans residents turn their own homes into Mardi Gras floats after the city cancels this years festival amid the COVID pandemic Tens of thousands of people usually pack into downtown New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras in February and March each year City officials have cancelled this years festivities amid the COVID-19 pandemic  But many locals are refusing to let the pandemic dampen their party spirit, and are now turning their homes into parade floats to bring color and fl...

By Janet McConnaughey, Associated Press Jan 29, 2021 Photo by AP Photo/Janet McConnaughey All around New Orleans, thousands of houses are being decorated as floats because the coronavirus pandemic has canceled parades. What started off as a joke on Twitter has now become a movement spreading throughout neighborhoods in New Orleans. share this article You just can’t keep a good city down, especially when Mardi Gras is coming. All around New Orleans, thousands of houses are being decorated as...

“The culture of New Orleans is one that’s lived outside. [Here] it’s not normal to sit inside,” says resident Ariana Ganak, a small business manager who twice a week works out with five friends in front of her Carrollton neighbourhood home. “We’ve been socialising like that forever, so the pandemic’s not all that different. Drive down any street, you’ll see people sitting on their front porch and on their stoop.” For travellers, examples of such architectural features are abun...

Thousands of New Orleans residents turn their homes into colorful house floats after the city cancels this years Mardi Gras festival amid the COVID pandemic Tens of thousands of people usually pack into downtown New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras in February and March each year City officials have cancelled this years festivities amid the COVID-19 pandemic  But many locals are refusing to let the pandemic dampen their party spirit, and are now turning their homes into parade floats to bring c...

Even though it was closed, Malik Bartholomew, left center, of Know NOLA Tours, brought tourists James St. Hill and his wife, Hawa, left, both of Charlottesville, Virginia, to Lil Dizzys Cafe so they could see the much-loved restaurant in New Orleans on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. Bartholomew poses for a photo with owner Wayne Baquet. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate) PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER Staff photo by Ian McNulty Staff photo by Ian McNulty Advocate phot...