Last year, I made a bunch of origami flowers that kiddo and I passed out to people while we wandered around the French Quarter, Boudreaux wrote on November 17. Tempted to continue the theme, turn the whole house into a flower float and pass out flowers to the neighbours while I drink all day. A few hours later, she posted an update: It s decided. We re doing this. Turn your house into a float and throw all the beads from your attic at your neighbours walking by. #mardigras2021. Boudreaux also posted her plans on her Facebook page. Two days later she had 1,000 new followers.
With Mardi Gras canceled, New Orleans residents are making their homes into floats
Cathy Free, The Washington Post
Feb. 15, 2021
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1of3The Mystic Moai and the Escape From Kraken Coven house float designed by Zac Hobbs and Gail Gainey.Zac Hobbs.Show MoreShow Less
2of3Meghan Davis s Queen of Hearts house float.Meghan Davis.Show MoreShow Less
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Megan Boudreaux was feeling down three months ago after she learned that New Orleans wasn t going to issue Mardi Gras parade permits for 2021 because of the pandemic.
The annual holiday wouldn t be the same, she said, without the elaborate floats made months in advance of Fat Tuesday s 50-plus parades.