Maybe your float could be a fancy car for your little girl and she could ride inside dressed to the nines as "Miss America!" If you are coming to Mardi Gras, you could also bring your wagon and ...

He and Blaine, who was also a budding artist at his young age, worked to build the krewe’s first Mardi Gras float on a mule-drawn garbage wagon. The two worked together on another float in 1936 ...

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

(NEXSTAR) — For anyone who has ever wondered how the giant floats featured in Mardi Gras parades are created, Mardi Gras World in New Orleans offers a behind-the-scenes look at the artistry and ...

“Mardi Gras time was Blaine Kern time,” said ... As a young boy, Blaine watched his dad fashion a primitive float atop a garbage wagon in 1932 for the West Bank's inaugural Krewe of Alla ...

This photo from 1939 shows revelers in the streets celebrating Mardi Gras in New Orleans. An overhead view shows floats traveling down Canal St. for Mardi Gras in New Orleans, La. in 1950.

The beloved tradition of “house floats” is making a triumphant return this Mardi Gras season under the new leadership of Stronghold Studios, a locally owned and operated art and fabrication studio ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A newly opened float barn in Mobile aims to be inclusive to anyone who wants to store their Mardi Gras floats and join in on the festivities. UPDATE: SS United States ...