Mardi Gras Artists Keeping Joy Alive in New Orleans by Turning Homes into Parade Floats
Meghan Overdeep of Southern Living Magazine explored how New Orleans is continuing Mardi Gras traditions even though parades were canceled due to the pandemic. New Orleans is still finding a way to laissez les bons temps rouler this Carnival season.
“Hire a Mardi Gras Artist,” the latest altruistic endeavor from Krewe of Red Beans, is a grassroots effort that aims to transform 40 Orleans Parish homes into Mardi Gras floats, putting laid-off artists back to work and inspiring the city along the way.
The project is the brainchild of artist and float designer Caroline Thomas. The idea for “Hire a Mardi Gras Artist” came to her after several people asked her to decorate their homes. Thinking there might be an opportunity to put the whole industry back to work, Thomas approached Krewe of Red Beans and Feed the Second Line founder Devin De Wulf.
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