Louisiana First Sports Reporter Brian Holland caught up with the creator of the 13-foot float, Mardi Gras Mike.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Two groups are fighting for control of the Krewe of Oshun. Jack Rizzuto, the float manufacturer who says he’s now the krewe’s captain, claims the krewe owes him roughly $200,000.

A financial dispute with float builder Jack Rizzuto causes turmoil in the Krewe of Oshun, raising concerns about parade ...

Krewe of Oshun is in a struggle with a float builder over an unpaid $50,000 debt and control of the organization. Here's what ...

JONAH GILMORE COMBED THROUGH THE DOCUMENTS BEFORE HEADING TO BREAKING NEWS, AND EXPLAINS THE TURMOIL FACING THE KREWE OF OSHUN. I DON’T WANT TO LOSE MY GRANDMOTHER’S LEGACY IN NEW ORLEANS. MARDI GRAS ...

In April, word spread of a proposed new Carnival parade that would roll on the night of Jan. 5, a day before the start of the traditional Mardi Gras season ... their own floats at the last ...

was once caught up in a scandal with a Mardi Gras group, the Order of Athena. Cecil Roebuck, the man behind Mystic Kings, was hired to build 9 floats for the Order of Athena in Mobile, Alabama, and ...