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.