On Sunday afternoon, St. Charles Avenue was the site of a self-guided, socially distanced house float tour. Cars leap-frogged from decorated mansion to decorated mansion, as bike-riders, baby carriage pushers and other pedestrians promenaded from place to place. Look for Dolly Parton with a vaccine syringe, a tribute to Chris Owen’s Easter parade, dinosaurs, circus animals, nine Muses, skeletons, big bugs, a giant football and a cameo appearance by Dr. Fauci. My personal fave is the “Mystic Krewe of Unicorns.” What’s yours.
‘Waiting Since 2020,’ Mardi Gras house float, 4730 St. Charles Ave.
‘Waiting Since 2020,’ Mardi Gras house float, 4730 St. Charles Ave.
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‘Queen Jubilee’ float house at 2701 St.Charles Ave., produced by the Krewe of Red Beans’ ‘Hire a Mardi Gras Artist’ program
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‘Queen Jubilee’ float house at 2701 St.Charles Ave., produced by the Krewe of Red Beans’ ‘Hire a Mardi Gras Artist’ program
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‘Queen Jubilee’ float house at 2701 St.Charles Ave., produced by the Krewe of Red Beans’ ‘Hire a Mardi Gras Artist’ program
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The Walner family Doug, Jen, their sons Cooper and Charlie in front of their House Float “Queen’s Jubilee” along St Charles Ave in New Orleans on January 17, 2021. The House Float is part of the Hire a Mardi Gras Artist project by the Red Bean Krewe as a way to celebrate Carnival and Mardi Gras during Covid-19.
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‘Chris Owens’ Easter Parade, Mardi Gras house floats, 2801 St. Charles Ave.
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‘Chris Owens’ Easter Parade, Mardi Gras house floats, 2801 St. Charles Ave.
‘Chris Owen’s Easter Parade’ Mardi Gras house float, 2801 St. Charles Ave. STAFF PHOTO BY DOUG MacCASH.jpeg
‘Chris Owen’s Easter Parade’ Mardi Gras house float, 2801 St. Charles Ave.
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Mardi Gras float house at 4026 St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans photographed by Chris Granger.
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A house on St. Charles Avenue is transformed into a ‘house float’ by the Krewe of Muses, featuring images of the nine Muses.
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One of the nine Muses used to produce the Krewe of Muses’ ‘Cosmos’ house float arrives at the Muses Den in late Jan.
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Artist Susan Gisleson displays one of the nine Muses used to produce the Krewe of Muses’ ‘Cosmos’ house float.
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Krewe of Muses’ ‘Cosmos’ Mardi Gras house float, 4026 St. Charles Ave.
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Krewe of Muses’ ‘Cosmos’ Mardi Gras house float, 4026 St. Charles Ave.
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Krewe of Muses’ ‘Cosmos’ Mardi Gras house float, 4026 St. Charles Ave.
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One of nine Muses is seen on a house float on St. Charles Ave. in New Orleans, La. Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (Photo by Max Becherer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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One of nine Muses is seen on a house float on St. Charles Ave. in New Orleans, La. Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (Photo by Max Becherer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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One of nine Muses is seen on a house float on St. Charles Ave. in New Orleans, La. Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (Photo by Max Becherer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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One of nine Muses is seen on a house float on St. Charles Ave. in New Orleans, La. Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (Photo by Max Becherer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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One of nine Muses is seen on a house float on St. Charles Ave. in New Orleans, La. Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (Photo by Max Becherer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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Floating stars are seen on a Muses house float on St. Charles Ave. in New Orleans, La. Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (Photo by Max Becherer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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One of nine Muses is seen on a house float on St. Charles Ave. in New Orleans, La. Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (Photo by Max Becherer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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A detail from the Krewe of Muses house float, ‘Cosmos’
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A Muses shoe tree is seen in front of one of nine Muses on the krewe’s house float on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans, La. Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (Photo by Max Becherer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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‘Waiting Since 2020,’ Mardi Gras house float, 4730 St. Charles Ave
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‘Saint Dolly,’ Mardi Gras house float, 5200 St. Charles Ave.
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‘Saint Dolly,’ Mardi Gras house float, 5200 St. Charles Ave.
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‘Saint Dolly,’ Mardi Gras house float, 5200 St. Charles Ave.
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‘Saint Dolly,’ Mardi Gras house float, 5200 St. Charles Ave.
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‘Mystic Krewe of Unicorns’ Mardi Gras house float, 5400 block, St. Charles Ave.
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‘Mystic Krewe of Unicorns’ Mardi Gras house float, 5400 block, St. Charles Ave.
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‘Mystic Krewe of Unicorns’ Mardi Gras house float, 5400 block, St. Charles Ave.
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‘Mystic Krewe of Unicorns’ Mardi Gras house float, 5400 block, St. Charles Ave.
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‘Mystic Krewe of Unicorns’ Mardi Gras house float, 5400 block, St. Charles Ave.
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‘Mystic Krewe of Unicorns’ Mardi Gras house float, 5400 block, St. Charles Ave.
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‘Mystic Krewe of Unicorns’ Mardi Gras house float, 5400 block, St. Charles Ave.
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Mardi Gras float house at 5531 St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans photographed by Chris Granger.
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Mardi Gras float house at 5809 St. Charles Ave. in New Orleans photographed by Chris Granger.
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‘Circus,’ Mardi Gras house float, 5531 St. Charles Ave.
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‘Circus,’ Mardi Gras house float, 5531 St. Charles Ave.
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‘Circus,’ Mardi Gras house float, 5531 St. Charles Ave.
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Krewe of Muses’ ‘Cosmos’ Mardi Gras house float, 4026 St. Charles Ave.
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Krewe of Muses’ ‘Cosmos’ Mardi Gras house float, 4026 St. Charles Ave.
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Krewe of Muses’ ‘Cosmos’ Mardi Gras house float, 4026 St. Charles Ave.
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People take photos of the Mardi Gras dinosaurs in front of a home on St. Charles Ave. in New Orleans, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. The decorations were made by Kern Studios. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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Gary Rucker holds Felix Rucker, 4, as Felix names the types of dinosaurs at a home on St. Charles Ave. in New Orleans, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. The decorations were made by Kern Studios. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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Mardi Gras dinosaurs adorn the front of a home on St. Charles Ave. in New Orleans, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. The decorations were made by Kern Studios. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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Felix Rucker, 4, checks out the Mardi Gras dinosaurs in front of a home on St. Charles Ave. in New Orleans, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. The decorations were made by Kern Studios. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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Families check out the Mardi Gras dinosaurs outside a home on St. Charles Ave. in New Orleans, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. The decorations were made by Kern Studios. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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A dinosaur is decorated for Mardi Gras at a home on St. Charles Ave. in New Orleans, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. The decorations were made by Kern Studios. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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‘Maison MASKquerade’ Mardi Gras house float, 6000 St. Charles Ave.
‘Maison MASKquerade’ Mardi Gras house float, 6000 St. Charles Ave.
‘Maison MASKquerade’ Mardi Gras house float, 6000 St. Charles Ave.
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‘Maison MASKquerade’ Mardi Gras house float, 6000 St. Charles Ave.
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Bee Hive float house at 6016 St. Charles Ave.
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Bee Hive float house at 6016 St. Charles Ave.
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Bee Hive float house at 6016 St. Charles Ave.
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Bee Hive float house at 6016 St. Charles Ave.
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Bee Hive float house at 6016 St. Charles Ave.
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Football fan Mardi Gras house float, 6034 St. Charles Ave.
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Football fan Mardi Gras house float, 6034 St. Charles Ave.
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‘2021 Here We Go Again,’ Mardi Gras house float, 6110 St. Charles Ave.
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‘2021 Here We Go Again,’ Mardi Gras house float, 6110 St. Charles Ave.
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‘2021 Here We Go Again,’ Mardi Gras house float, 6110 St. Charles Ave.
‘The Fly,’ Mardi Gras house float at St. Charles Ave. and Webster St. 2.jpeg
‘The Fly,’ Mardi Gras house float at St. Charles Ave. and Webster St.
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‘The Fly,’ Mardi Gras house float at St. Charles Ave. and Webster St.
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