That posed a problem both for the marching krewes like Krewe du Vieux, which have smaller, do-it-yourself floats, and the massive floats that major krewes contract out to professional builders. Some krewes begin designing their floats more than a year in advance, and most are finished months ahead of their parade date. Hjortsberg said his group changed the names of all of its floats at the last minute to twit the NFL. Photos: Krewe du Vieux, krewedelusion poke fun at NFL, more in 2019 paradesBut throws are easy work compared to the last-minute float design changes taking place in some Uptown dens. Swanson, the captain of the Krewe du Vieux sub-krewe Drips and Discharges, said the members voted before switching their float design last month.

Source: Daily Sun February 23, 2019 22:30 UTC