DELTA SURGE. WE HAVE LIVE TEAM COVEREAG ON THE CORONAVIRUS IMPACT ACROSS THE STATE AND RIGHT HERE IN THIS AREA WDSU SHERMAN TO SELL EXPLAINS WHERE LOUISIANA AND THE COUNTRY IS WITH COVID CASEY’S DEATH AND VACCINATIONS IN THE BL ACK COMMUNITIESHE T FIRST WE BEGIN WITH WDSU’S ARBOR GILLIGAN WHO’S LIVE UPTOWN WERE ARTISTS ARE OVERWHELMED WITH JOY AS THEY TURNED HOUSES INTO FLOSAT FOR A SECOND YEAR IN A ROW AUBREY. HEY GINA, SO I WANT TO SHOW YOU THIS HOUSE FLOWED. THAT’S RIGHT BEHIND ME HEER ON THE LOUISIANA AVENUE AS YOU CAN TELL IT’S GOT AN UNDER THE SEA THEME A LOT OF PEOEPL REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THIS AGAIN ARTISTS THAT I SPOKE WITHAY S THEYAV HE BEEN FIGHTING TO BOUNCE BACK AND THEY ARE MORE THAN READY FOR CARNIVAL RIGHT HERE IN NEW ORLEANS. BE HARD. LIKE ODESSA, BLACKMORE HOUSE FLOATS ARE A MAJOR. FINANCIAL BOOST I WAS WORKING PREVIOUSLY AS A MARDI GRAS FLOAT PAINTER PAINTING FLOATS AND ALSO MAKING PRO AND I’VE DEALT WITH LAYOFFS AND FURLOUGHS PROBLBAY THREE OR FROU TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YRSEA MEGAN STILLBY SAYS THAT STRONGHOLD STUDIOS, THEY’VE HIRED ADDITIOLNA ARTISTS TO KEEP UP AND IF YOU CAN DREAM IT THEY’LL CREATE IT ONE THAT WE RECENTLY DID WAS A BIG ZOO THEME. WE HAD LIKE A FOOT GIRAFFE AND LIKE A TRAIN WITH ALL DIFFERENT ANIMALS LIKE A LITTLE RACCOON DRIVING THE TRAIN JUST REALLY FUN. KELI I’M AN ARTIST AND I LOVE BEING CREATIVE WITH THEM. THEY’VE GOT ABOUT SIX HOUSE FLOATS UP AND MORE ARE ON TIRHE WAY ART SORT OF GETS PUSHED ASIDE AND LUCKILY IN NEW ORLEANS. WE YOU KNOW, WE FEEL LIKE IT’S IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO STICK WITH IT. AND SO AS A COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN TOGETHER AND MADE THIS HAPPEN ARTISTS LIKE MIRIAM STACY SAY, MYAN OF THEM DEPEND ON CARNIVAL TO GET BY IT’S BEEN TOUGH. YOU KNO I FW,EEL LIKE YOU KNOW LAST YEAR WITH STARTING IT WAS LIKE A LIGHT SHINING AT THE END OFHE T TUNNEL ANDOU Y KNOW, YEAH, WE’RE STILL IN SAID TUNNEL, BUT IT’SOU Y KNOW, THIS IS IT’S EVEN BRIGHTER NOWND A WE’REET GTING THERE AND BLACKBOARD AGREES WHILE THE PANDEMIC HAS CHANGED SO MANY OF OUR LIVES SHE KNOWS THE SPIRIT AND ENERGY. CARNIVAL IT IS COMING BACK TO LIFE AND HOUSE FLOATS. EYTH MAY JUST BE A NEW TRADITION FOR MANY YEARS TO CE.OM IT. DEFINITELY IS VERY EMOTIONAL TO E AND FOR MORE INFORMAONTI IF YOU’RENT IERESTED IN TURNING YOUR HOUSE INTO A FLOAT, WE’VE GOT A STORY AND A LINK RIGH NOW THAT’S ON THE WDSU MOBILE APP REPORTING LIVE.