Krewe of Red Beans Announces Its "Hire a Mardi Gras Artist" Initiative
Krewe of Red Beans Announces Its “Hire a Mardi Gras Artist” Initiative The Krewe of Red Beans have announced their plans to launch the “Hire a Mardi Gras Artist” initiative. The project is endorsed by Krewe du Vieux and the Krewe of Chewbacchus – as well as Rouses Markets, NOLA Craft Culture, and Merchant House. The goal is to create jobs, especially for the recently laid-off float builders and artisans. Because the City of New Orleans has cancelled all parades, these artists, carpenters and other artisans find themselves out of work or under-employed. The idea came from former Kre...