{"id":1459,"date":"2013-02-20T12:54:21","date_gmt":"2013-02-20T20:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/?p=1459"},"modified":"2025-10-29T16:28:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T23:28:01","slug":"fbl-lights-on-location-new-orleans-mardi-gras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/fbl-lights-on-location-new-orleans-mardi-gras\/","title":{"rendered":"FBL Lights On Location: New Orleans Mardi Gras!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1459\" class=\"elementor elementor-1459\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c032e91 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c032e91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-350f4af5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"350f4af5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62a5b88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62a5b88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FBL Lights On Location: New Orleans Mardi Gras!<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97e05d9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"97e05d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68bd9eae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68bd9eae\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-334729ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"334729ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/wand3.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d5d8c0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d5d8c0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bcf2caf elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bcf2caf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>AHOY there! \u2018Tis I, Flashing Blinky Nikki. Went to New Orleans\u2019 Mardi Gras &amp; Lived to tell the tale.<\/h2><p>NOLA sweet NOLA! \u00a0My new home away from homa. \u00a0Where you can dance in the street wearing wigs &amp; tutus, light ups &amp; sparkles, costumes &amp; glow, and no one\u2019s\u00a0gonna take much notice because EVERYone is decked out. \u00a0Yes, would you believe I totally blended in? \u00a0I have found my people. \u00a0NOLA left me in awe the entire time &amp; I\u2019m now planning to go back annually. \u00a0Would you like to take a peek at some of my most memorable New Orleans Mardi Gras moments? \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Come along now\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39275a53 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"39275a53\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f98e5d8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f98e5d8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17882c72 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"17882c72\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5753f120 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5753f120\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">First couple nights started off real tame. \u00a0Just takin\u2019 it all in, sportin\u2019 some\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/light-up-products\/led-sunglasses-hats\/light-up-headbands\/light-up-head-boppers\/light-up-blue-star-head-boppers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">star light boppers<\/a>\u00a0while playin\u2019 sax on the streets, no big deal:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-489319c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"489319c2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38b18f37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"38b18f37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/alien3.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0903d1d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0903d1d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2283974 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2283974\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83076e5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"83076e5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e6353f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e6353f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Here\u2019s a sweet babydoll I met while enjoying the classic parades that\u00a0<em>make<\/em>\u00a0New Orleans Mardi Gras what it is. \u00a0Love that pose, love\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/light-up-products\/led-sunglasses-hats\/led-flashing-sunglasses.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">those shades<\/a>! \u00a0Girl\u2019s goin\u2019 places:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d266441 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d266441\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-502581b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"502581b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/cutie2.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71c87d5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"71c87d5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d96e383 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d96e383\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-537d687 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"537d687\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16726f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16726f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The family that blinks together stays together! \u00a0Quite literally; I would\u2019ve gotten lost from our krewe 10 times a night had it not been for LEDs. \u00a0So props to this NOLA mom:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce3e551 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce3e551\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e77b31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1e77b31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/family1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40b38bd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"40b38bd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da0f995 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"da0f995\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4697bb5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4697bb5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd9732a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd9732a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Lady\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/light-up-products\/led-sunglasses-hats\/light-up-headbands\/light-up-devil-horns.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Light Devil<\/a>\u00a0up to no good\u2026.except for those\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/light-up-products\/glow-products\/glow-bracelets.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">glow bracelets<\/a>\u00a0linked together like a chain and ready to share\u2013 oh that\u2019s very good. \u00a0Way to think outside the box, makes for easy distribution:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bef6bc6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bef6bc6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a21d1ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a21d1ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/SARAH21.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df3d1b6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"df3d1b6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-791da07 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"791da07\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ece1ca1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ece1ca1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0827f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0827f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Made a new friend on Royal Street! \u00a0Or was it Bourbon Street\u2026the details are a little fuzzy, yet memorable. \u00a0\u2018Twas\u00a0an honor to share a toast on the go with such a fashion icon. \u00a0Did you notice my\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/light-up-a-mardi-gras-king-crown-for-a-royal-good-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">king crown lights up<\/a>?! \u00a0Aw yeah:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62d3ac1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"62d3ac1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3a5bc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a3a5bc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/beard2.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f3dcf7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f3dcf7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-676a1a5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"676a1a5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec01e15 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec01e15\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3d3ca9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3d3ca9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/light-up-products\/lightupswords.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Light swords<\/a>\u00a0outside Kajun\u2019s Pub &amp; Allways Lounge (holy fun venues, Batman!):<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1c023b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1c023b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c45e59e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c45e59e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/saber.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a79a94c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a79a94c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e30df1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e30df1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48e444c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48e444c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-941b1d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"941b1d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Silly party time took\u00a0a backseat as we went out to dinner with the grown ups. \u00a0I packed some\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/light-up-products\/light-up-bar-items\/lighted-ice-cubes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">light up ice cubes<\/a>\u00a0in my purse &amp; passed them out at Commander\u2019s Palace. \u00a0That place is FANcy, oh ma goooodness, but our color changing party cubes fit in regardless (no flash; just chill mood lighting):<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6c8acf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a6c8acf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d734c7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d734c7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/commanders.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-640ee29 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"640ee29\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1220a84 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1220a84\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18feacb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18feacb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8223051 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8223051\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CHEERS to not getting kicked out due to my\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/holiday\/mardi-gras\/light-up-hair-noodles-headband-purple-green-yellow-mardi-gras-colors.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">casual attire<\/a>!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2e0d8f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e2e0d8f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67dc200 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"67dc200\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/fam.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-780fdef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"780fdef\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-508bb0d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"508bb0d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc5b219 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dc5b219\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7064ddf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7064ddf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">On Franklin Street, we stumbled upon a street band that melted my heart. \u00a0We could\u2019ve danced all night. \u00a0Love the talent front &amp; center playing a saw like a violin. \u00a0Old timey jams &amp; impromptu dance parties in the street, THIS was my favorite thing about Mardi Gras. \u00a0The local talent is out to make a little money, and as they should, \u2019cause dang they are gifted &amp; hard working. \u00a0Tourists, don\u2019t forget to tip!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24083d1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24083d1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e80ae57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e80ae57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/music1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-789643a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"789643a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e01eea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e01eea\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40b660d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"40b660d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b265b3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b265b3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Some groovy lighting I spotted while taking a stroll through the French Quarter:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b22cd88 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b22cd88\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5ac2b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a5ac2b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/balls1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-324e9f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"324e9f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/trumpetlamp1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eea57c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7eea57c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b801ee1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b801ee1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11a3c8c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11a3c8c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e96f58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e96f58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">OK, ok, back to party time! \u00a0Niiiiice\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/light-up-products\/led-sunglasses-hats\/light-up-hats.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">light up party hats<\/a>, darlings:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee6eaf2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee6eaf2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f455fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f455fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sarah.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5c6eca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5c6eca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/joel1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0548f9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0548f9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/joel4.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-752fcf8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"752fcf8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-445a125 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"445a125\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a50384 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a50384\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2145dc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2145dc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We were fortunate enough to get into the Bacchus Ball to watch the Krewe of Bacchus Parade \u2013 WHAAAAT?! \u00a0Grateful beyond words \u2013 thank you, Zac Levi.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9ed5dc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b9ed5dc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29e43b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"29e43b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/mardigras3-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ab3942 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3ab3942\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acb1e61 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"acb1e61\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-639646a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"639646a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5cc983 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5cc983\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/holiday\/mardi-gras\/led-bead-necklaces.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LED beads<\/a>\u00a0looked\u00a0<em>great<\/em>\u00a0at this black tie event \u2013 everyone was pleasantly surprised &amp; (play) fighting over the last one; should\u2019ve packed more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-556c95c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"556c95c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e8abdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e8abdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/mardigras2-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c4364f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c4364f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/dapper2.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-decf8b0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"decf8b0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c05082 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c05082\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e4b432 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e4b432\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d635a74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d635a74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Once again,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/light-up-products\/light-up-bar-items\/lighted-ice-cubes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LED ice cubes<\/a>\u00a0made an appearance; a Bacchus favorite. \u00a0Mixed with real ice cubes looks cool, plus invited guests to help themselves. \u00a0Awesome idea for future parties, y\u2019all, it\u2019s gunna be \u201cmy thing\u201d from now on:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c6bb16 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c6bb16\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59f0916 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"59f0916\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/ice.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e392af e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2e392af\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a560a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a560a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Til next time, NOLA my sweet!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38c9e2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"38c9e2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/float1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7d0a17 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f7d0a17\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-815f142 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"815f142\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TCB &amp; DIY ~<\/p><p>~ Flashing Blinky Nikki<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div 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AHOY there! \u2018Tis I, Flashing Blinky Nikki. Went to New Orleans\u2019 Mardi Gras &amp; Lived to tell the tale. NOLA sweet NOLA! \u00a0My new home away from homa. \u00a0Where you can dance in the street wearing wigs &amp; tutus, light ups &amp; sparkles, costumes &amp; glow, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[329,7,9],"tags":[398,692,397,399,400,392,396,393,394,395],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-1459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mardi-gras","category-party-time","category-videos","tag-bacchus-ball","tag-fbl","tag-krewe-of-bacchus","tag-light-up-novelties","tag-mardi-gras-beads","tag-new-orleans-mardi-gras","tag-new-orleans-parades","tag-nola","tag-nola-mardi-gras","tag-street-parades"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1459"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7691,"href":"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1459\/revisions\/7691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1459"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=1459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}