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Sharon Lurye, Uptown Messenger Thom Karamus, left, and his neighbor Daniel Whamond carry the head of the Caterpillar for Karamus’ house float. Mardi Gras parades may be cancelled, but that hasn’t stopped residents of Central City from turning their neighborhood into a festive Wonderland. Central City is one of the many neighborhoods participating in Yardi Gras, an alternative to Mardi Gras parades where homeowners decorate their own houses as floats. On the 3200 block of Dryades, for exampl...

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans have been canceled because of the pandemic, but creative New Orleanians are hiring Mardi Gras artists to decorate their homes as floats. These house floats are being decorated with giant flowers, birds, gestures and jazz instruments, all to evoke the feel of New Orleans. The Krewe of Red Beans, a Mardi Gras parade organization, has taken the houseboat idea further with the Hire A Mardi Gras Artist initiative. And so far, theyve raised a quart...

"Even when Mardi Gras comes back, I think people are going to keep doing this."

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...

Mardi Gras is coming to New Orleans, but this year featuring special creativity because the coronavirus outbreak canceled the usual festivities.

New Orleans Residents Transform Their Homes into Floats amid Mardi Gras Parade Cancellations People 1/28/2021 Jen Juneau © Provided by People Erika Goldring/Getty Mardi Gras "float" decorations on a home in New Orleans Despite logistical hurdles this year amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, New Orleans residents are still letting the good times roll this carnival season. After Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced last November that Mardi Gras parades were canceled, the locals deci...

You just can’t keep a good city down, especially when Mardi Gras is coming.

You just can’t keep a good city down, especially when Mardi Gras is coming.

You just can’t keep a good city down, especially when Mardi Gras is coming.