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Thousands of New Orleans residents turn their own homes into Mardi Gras 'floats' after the city cancels this year's 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 year's 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 flair to the city  More than 9,000 people have joined the 'Krewe of House Floats' Facebook page a...

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 floats because the coronavirus outbreak canceled the elaborate parades mobbed by crowds during the ...

“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 abundant, preserved within 14 historic neighbourhoods, 24 state cultural districts, and 26 National Hist...

Thousands of New Orleans residents turn their homes into colorful 'house floats' after the city cancels this year's 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 year's 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 flair to the city  More than 9,000 people have joined the 'Krewe of House Floats' Face...

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 Li'l Dizzy's 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 photo by J.T. BLATTY Cheryl Gerber Staff photo by Ian McNulty Photo By Cheryl Gerber Staff photo by Ia...