who worked on their Fiesta shoebox floats Wednesday night. “You’re willing to do it because the kids are so excited,” she said, chuckling about the texts she and other parents shared this ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – It’s a New Orleans tradition for kids to build miniature floats out of shoeboxes, but what happens when those kids grow up and just can’t get over the little things?

The Krewe of ’tit Rex member wanted to create a shoebox-size parade float that featured a marionette popping out to greet onlookers. But he’d never built a marionette before, and it became a ...

LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) - The Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana Convention & Visitors Bureau recently held a community-wide Mardi Gras Shoebox Float Contest. Those entering ranged from school groups, ...

The Village Mercantile, formerly the Community Store of Saranac Lake, is bringing back the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Shoebox Float Contest. From Feb. 4 through Feb. 12, The Village Mercantile ...

Lesia Montgomery’s art students at Jackson Elementary School had the opportunity to participate in a Mardi Gras float making contest. On Feb. 28, the winners showed their work.