PHOTOS: We are living for ‘Yardi Gras’ this year

PHOTOS: We are living for ‘Yardi Gras’ this year
Only in New Orleans, residents are designing their houses to look like floats and participating in "Yardi Gras!" (Source: Julie Simons Clements (IG @NolaJules68))
By Mykal Vincent | January 22, 2021 at 11:47 AM CST - Updated January 25 at 11:33 AM

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Mardi Gras parades are canceled but the celebration will “roll” on. Many people have turned their homes into floats.

In New Orleans, what started as a social media joke quickly blossomed into the real Krewe of House Floats.

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Julie Simons Clements (@NolaJules68) has taken the time to capture some of the elaborate designs.

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In Mobile, where some claim the earliest Mardi Gras celebrations were held, the Mobile Porch Parade starts on Feb. 1.

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