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photo: Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee From a bead-bedecked gallery on St. Charles Ave., masked revelers designed by Sean Gautreaux peer down the parade route for the bands that will play again next Mardi Gras. When the mayor of New Orleans cancelled Mardi Gras 2021 late last November, crews sheathed their half-built floats in plastic to await better times, and Caroline Thomas, a Mardi Gras artist, called her old friend Devin De Wulf with an idea. Since March, De Wulf, founder of the Krewe of Red Beans, has spearheaded efforts to support New Orleanians effected by the pandemic through Feed the Front Lin...

2 catholic sisters create the 'Women of Light' house float to inspire everyone during these dark times The float’s symbolism comes from Nano Nagle, who carried a lantern during very dark times in Ireland in the 1780s. Author: Devin Bartolotta / Eyewitness News (WWL) Published: 10:29 PM CST January 31, 2021 Updated: 10:29 PM CST January 31, 2021 NEW ORLEANS — A lantern now lights the way to South Saratoga Street. House Float “Women of Light” was installed Friday in Central City at the home of two Sisters of the Presentation from Dubuque, ...