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TIMELAPSE: Here is how long it takes to put together a House Float Share Updated: 9:26 AM CST Feb 2, 2021 WDSU Digital Team Share Updated: 9:26 AM CST Feb 2, 2021 TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Share Updated: 9:26 AM CST Feb 2, 2021 WDSU Digital Team House Floats are popping up all over the city as residents get creative in their ways of celebrating Mardi Gras during a pandemic. These elaborate displays, although beautiful, are definitely...

Feb 2, 2021 Never been to Mardi Gras? It is a BLAST! Thought this year is different, here are ways we can all enjoy it this year! Thanks to goodhousekeeping.com Mardi Gras for All Yall Today host Kota Hotb is set to host a three-night celebration starting Friday, February 12. The 4 1/2-hour online event will not only give viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the sights and sounds of the Carnival, but itll also feature performances and interviews with top talent, including Preservation Hall J...

Feb 2, 2021 Never been to Mardi Gras? It is a BLAST! Thought this year is different, here are ways we can all enjoy it this year! Thanks to goodhousekeeping.com Mardi Gras for All Yall Today host Kota Hotb is set to host a three-night celebration starting Friday, February 12. The 4 1/2-hour online event will not only give viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the sights and sounds of the Carnival, but itll also feature performances and interviews with top talent, including Preservation Hall J...

Bayou St. John House Float is an ode to Leah Chase Share Updated: 2:53 PM CST Feb 2, 2021 WDSU Digital Team Share Updated: 2:53 PM CST Feb 2, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript RIGHT TONIGHT’S HOUSE FLOAT. HIGHLIGHT IS COOKING UP SOMETHING SPECIAL AND BAYOU SAINT JOHN. THAT’S RIGHT A TRIB. OUR OWN CULINARY QUEEN NONE OTHER THAN MS. LEAH CHASE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS BEAUTY ON THE BOTTOM FLOOR. THE PORCHES DECKED OUT WITH CUTOUTS OF THE HOLY TRINITY. W...

2 catholic sisters create the Women of Light house float to inspire everyone during these dark times The float’s symbolism comes from Nano Nagle, who carried a lantern during very dark times in Ireland in the 1780s. Author: Devin Bartolotta / Eyewitness News (WWL) Published: 10:29 PM CST January 31, 2021 Updated: 10:29 PM CST January 31, 2021 NEW ORLEANS — A lantern now lights the way to South Saratoga Street. House Float “Women of Light” ...

During a normal February, New Orleanians out and about might cross paths with a Mardi Gras float motorcade, stopping them in their place for an indeterminate amount of time during a procession not entirely unlike the D.C. version. Then there’s getting around “the box,” the no-go driving zone from Canal Street to Louisiana Avenue that immobilizes cars before, during, and after a parade. This year is not normal, of course. In case you missed it, Mardi Gras parades are canceled, along with b...

You can find Sofia, Rose, Blanche and Dorothy nestled on top of this home in the Fontainebleau Marlyville neighborhood.

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...

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...

From its seeds in an offhand remark founder Megan Boudreaux posted on Twitter, Krewe of House Floats has quickly grown into a superkrewe, with about 11,800 members in 40 subkrewes across the metro area. All are devoted to keeping the Carnival spirit alive and providing support for locals affected by the pandemic. Throughout the season, Uptown Messenger will be visiting with neighborhood KoHF subkrewes across Uptown to see how they’re doing Yardi Gras.  Uptown Messenger Barbra Newton and Lee ...