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Written by Pat's Papers | Friday, 26 October 2012 7:34 AM
If you’ve never been to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, 2013 might be the year to go. The Times-Picayune says the Krewe of Endymion is in the process of building the world’s largest Mardi Gras float ever. Projected to cost $1.2 million, the float will be 330 feet long and designed to carry 230 people. It’s named after an old New Orleans amusement park, Pontchartrain Beach, that closed in 1983.
Check out the building process below:
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