Marie Antoinette float in the 2011 ‘tit Rex parade

John Doe

This procession of handcrafted miniature floats, which rolls through the Bywater neighborhood on the second Saturday before Mardi Gras, is one of many offbeat expressions of indigenous culture that can be found away from the city’s main parade thoroughfare. — Photo by Pat Jolly

This procession of handcrafted miniature floats, which rolls through the Bywater neighborhood on the second Saturday before Mardi Gras, is one of many offbeat expressions of indigenous culture that can be found away from the city’s main parade thoroughfare.

Photo ©Pat Jolly