And what would the Mardi Gras parade be without the gigantic, ornate floats? The world-famous floats take a year to make. Well, nearly a year. 50 weeks, to be exact, because for two weeks they're ...

Mardi Gras World offers a close-up look at some of the flamboyant floats and costumes used during New Orleans' famous party. One thing to know upfront: This isn't a museum – it's a warehouse ...

By 2005 the Zulu parades were premiere Mardi Gras events with lavish floats. Gone was the raggedy ... by black working-class men — dock workers, wagon drivers, bartenders, hustlers, pimps ...

So big is Mardi Gras World that it is difficult to believe that the history of Kern Studios dates back to 1932, when the ...

Everybody's got 200 pounds of beads and their attic from past Mardi Gras parades," she said. The idea soon blew up. Before she knew it, people around the city were turning their homes into floats.

Two Houma parade floats caught fire during the 2025 Mardi Gras season in the Bayou Cane ... if this box or this headdress had fallen into a wagon that had toddlers in it?” Regardless of any ...

By 2005 the Zulu parades were premiere Mardi Gras events with lavish floats. Gone was the raggedy ... by black working-class men — dock workers, wagon drivers, bartenders, hustlers, pimps ...