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Colorful house floats attract spectators on Fat Tuesday in New Orleans New Orleanians keep the Mardi Gras spirit alive By Sabrina Wilson | February 16, 2021 at 5:43 PM CST - Updated February 16 at 7:40 PM NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - At first glance, it looks like a traditional carnival truck float. It is not. But Lindsay Hellwig’s decorations might fool an untrained eye. Hellwig decorated her deck to resemble a float as part of the Krewe of House Floats “I don’t remember a Mardi Gras where ...