Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans have been canceled for this year – but that's not stopping residents from celebrating in a big way. Thousands of houses have been transformed into floats.
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Mardi GrasNPR's Scott Simon talks with Mardi Gras parade organizer Devin De Wulf, whose organization, Krewe of Red Beans, is decorating..
Residents hit upon the idea after the annual street parade was cancelled because of the pandemic.
In New Orleans, thousands of houses are being decorated as floats because the coronavirus outbreak has cancelled the Mardi Gras.