How to celebrate Mardi Gras at home this year, according to New Orleans locals
How to celebrate Mardi Gras at home this year, according to New Orleans locals Natalie Compton A “House Float” on St. Charles Avenue in the Garden District of New Orleans. (William Widmer for The Washington Post) It’s a very different Mardi Gras than the one I traveled to New Orleans for last year. Instead of hosting cookouts along the city’s parade route or dancing with neighborhood brass bands, most locals are adjusting to the absence of Mardi Gras at home. According to the mayor’s office website, Mardi Gras 2021 is “NOT CANCELLED, JUST DIFFERENT.” (That ...