Mardi Gras House Floats (2021)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2021-01-22
Duration: 00:04:18
Subjects: COVID-19 pandemic | MARDI GRAS
Contributors:
- St. Cyr, Kara Host
- Fortenberry, Rex Q. Editor
- Orosvia, Maghan Interviewee
- Thomas, Caroline Interviewee
- De Wulf, Devin Interviewee
- Elsensohn, Rachel Interviewee
Description
This segment from the January 22, 2021, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Kara St. Cyr’s report on the Krewe of Red Beans’ Hire a Mardi Gras Artist project to create Mardi Gras house floats in New Orleans following the cancellation of all parades due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. She interviews: Maghan Orosvia, the chief operation officer at Mignon Faget; Caroline Thomas, Mardi Gras artist; Devin De Wulf, founder of the Krewe of Red Beans; and Rachel Elsensohn, the owner of the Float Rental Company.