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If you listen closely, you can hear the anticipation in your costume closet – the sequins are in a tizzy, the doubloons clinking excitedly, your collection of

NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Stronghold Studios is a locally owned and operated art and fabrication studio based in Mid City, New Orleans, Louisiana. This

“House Floats" are making a triumphant return this Mardi Gras season under the new leadership of Stronghold Studios,

In A Year Without Parades, Mardi Gras In New Orleans Is All About House Floats Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Just because the Mardi Gras parades are canceled, it hasnt stopped peoples creativity. The "Little Shop of 2020 Horrors" house float is in the Algiers Point neighborhood of New Orleans. Phoebe Jones / WWNO When Crissy Whalin and her 12-year-old son, Zephyr Cooke, settled in the New Orleans neighborhood of Algiers Point in 2020, the last thin...

In A Year Without Parades, Mardi Gras In New Orleans Is All About House Floats

Mardi Gras parades were cancelled in New Orleans for the first time in more than 40 years. But New Orleans residents have found a creative solution: turn their houses themselves into floats. The drive to create “house floats” is supporting a community of local artists who lost their jobs. Mardi Gras looks different for New Orleans residents this year. Back in November, Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced the cancellation of festivities. The city made a point to note that while Mardi Gras itself...

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

New Orleans houses turn into Mardi Gras floats Caitlin OKane Virus Outbreak Paradeless Mardi Gras © Janet McConnaughey / AP New Orleans and Mardi Gras go hand in hand, so when the city decided it had to cancel the the parades, parties and large gatherings for 2021, residents knew they wouldnt let the holiday pass without a celebration. Mardi Gras parades are not permitted this year because large gatherings have proven to be super-spreader events for COVID-19, said Mayor LaT...

Houses in New Orleans are transformed into Mardi Gras floats since parades are canceled By Caitlin OKane Mardi Gras transforms into COVID-friendly party New Orleans and Mardi Gras go hand in hand, so when the city decided it had to cancel the the parades, parties and large gatherings for 2021, residents knew they wouldnt let the holiday pass without a celebration. Mardi Gras parades are not permitted this year because large gatherings have proven to be super-spreader events ...