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February 10, 2021   It’s almost unimaginable to think of Uptown New Orleans without Mardi Gras parades in February. But with parades canceled due to COVID, residents have imagined a new tradition – creating wild and whimsical Yardi Gras house floats all over their neighborhoods. Yardi Gras, organized by the Krewe of House Floats, is a safe alternative to Mardi Gras parades in the coronavirus era. Instead of congregating in large groups to watch floats go by, people have decorated their own houses and turned the streets of New Orleans into a giant, stationary parade.  In normal times, th...

My New Orleans 01/22/2021   Each day our walks in Uptown get a little brighter and more whimsical and a lot more festive due to the “house floats,” popping up on people’s porches and in yards throughout the neighborhood. The Krewe of House Floats and Krewe of Red Beans are the driving forces behind the movement designed to offer not only a way for New Orleanians to celebrate Carnival amid the pandemic, but also the initiative to employ the many artists, artisans, musicians and other creatives and workers who build floats and do so much of the behind the scenes magic throughout the seas...

Facebook has a safety check. the red cross has a safety and wellness site. as people start filtering in and do a search and rescue. >> don't try to drive in. a hard enough time getting out. and we heard it in your voice. when you saw the saw house float by you. we are glad you are okay, the crew's okay and thinking about all the families from mexico beach tonight. thank you. >> thanks. >> we will move on now, the destruction you now in mexico beach on the ground there today really stretches for miles in that community and right here in in neighborhood as well in panama city. nearly every home,...