A fascinating, behind the scenes look at the artists and craftspeople who design and build Mardi Gras floats and some Carnival float-building traditions. Originally aired in 1990. From the Ground ...

Doug and Jan Blom should know. The Biloxi couple has been designing, building and maintaining Mardi Gras floats for the Gulf Coast Carnival Association for 40 of the 57 years they’ve been married.

He’s been building floats his entire life. “I’ve been involved with Mardi Gras -- my dad built his first float in 1938. There’s actually a picture of me on a Floral Parade float on my ...

What we were building was the jet that you see in the ... her knowledge of humanity all along the way. This year, her Mardi Gras float for the Women of Wakanda features the spaceship that was ...

MARDI GRAS FESTIVITIES ARE KICKING OFF TODAY AT ... Beautiful through partnerships with the iconic Kern Studios; a float building company for New Orleans parades that's been around since 1932." ...

The building isn’t just for storing floats. The Mabien family also rents ... You can come and experience Mardi Gras for the first time,” Letitia said. “Or you can rent an entire float ...

However, anticipation has been building for 2023 ... week leading up to Fat Tuesday. Mardi Gras is back in full force in 2023: the krewes, the parades, the floats, the marching clubs, the ...

Captain XIX Ricky Bridges says it's all about building ... come to celebrate Mardi Gras in northwest Louisiana like Judy Cornwall, who learned she will get to ride on the floats in the big parade.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Mardi Gras returns to Universal Studios Florida soon, and this year the parade will be overflowing with creatures from folklore and fairytales. The theme is “Mythical Realms of ...

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