2022 KoHF Must-See House Floats: Professional Glam Squad

February 18th, 2022

Like a good Mardi Gras ball gown, sometimes you've got to pull out all the stops. These homes called in the glam squad to get dolled up and are quite the sights to see. Here are a few that we think you won't want to miss when you're out and about:

Gentilly

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  House Float Parade*

  5131 Chamberlain Drive

  Glam Squad: Crescent City Artists

  *KoHF officer pick: "This whole house float parade really takes the scale of house floats to the next level, complete with marching bands. You can imagine what it might be like if they actually brought back parades to the neighborhood. And Rene Pierre's traditional style really kicks up the nostalgia factor. One of my 2022 favorites." 

  – Admiral B

Audubon / Riverside

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  Home Sweet Home: The Satsuma House

  3822 Constance Street

  Glam Squad: Stronghold Studios

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  State Street Zoo

  1237 State Street

  Glam Squad: Stronghold Studios

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  Pure Imagination*

  8017 Nelson Street

  Glam Squad: Stronghold Studios

  *KoHF officer pick: “I was lucky enough to see an early version of Willy Wonka when the officers met at Stronghold to honor our 2022 grand marshal, Maurice Carlos Ruffin. By himself, Mr. Wonka was impressive, but I should have known that the final version would be as over-the-top as an Everlasting Gobstopper. Wait – is that Lickable Wallpaper? (No … no, it’s not. Please do not lick this homeowner’s house float.) Anyway, this float is beyond cool!

  – Charmaine Cooper Hussain, director of operations

• Bollywood

  Corner of Robert and Laurel Streets

  Glam Squad: ND Studio Art

University / Freret / St. Charles (Uptown)

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  Bardi Gras: Shakespear Celebrates Carnival

  2613 Soniat Street

  Glam Squad: Stronghold Studios

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  Gators Galore

  2035 General Pershing Street

  Glam Squad: Stronghold Studios

• The Great Gatsby

  2125 St. Charles Avenue

  Glam Squad: ND Studio Art

• Once Upon a Time

  St. Charles Avenue between Robert and Upperline Streets

  Glam Squad: Kern Studios

• Luna Moths

  2701 St. Charles Avenue

  Glam Squad: Stronghold Studios

• The Bird House

  2715 St. Charles Avenue

  Glam Squad: Stronghold Studios

Marigny / Bywater

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  The Marigny Stoop

  2501 Chartres Street

  Glam Squad: Stronghold Studios

Irish Channel

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  Butterfly Manor

  727 First Street

  Glam Squad: Crescent City Artists

• The Adventures of Jean Lafitte

  2600 block of Prytania Street

  Glam Squad: Kern Studios

Fairgrounds & Bayou St. John

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  Fais-Do-Do on Gay-O-So

  1220 N. Gayoso Street

• Steamboat Natchez

  1035 Marsh Street

  Glam Squad: Stronghold Studios