While the pandemic canceled Mardi Gras parades in downtown New Orleans, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen found a way to celebrate the cultural holiday.
According to local news store WDSU-TV, the fast food chain decorated decorated restaurants in Mardi Gras earlier this month in New Orleans.
However, Popeyes began giving extra insight into how the company shared the festive decor in a YouTube video on Thursday on its official channel.
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“With the Mardi Gras parades canceled, the dismissal hit the builders in New Orleans,” reads the video’s text on the screen. “That’s why we hired local artists to turn our NOLA restaurants into Mardi Gras floats.”
Popeyes hired workers from Kern Studios, a tailor-made, floating and parade-building company, to set up the Mardi Gras-themed shows on top of each roof.
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In total, there were three roofs on the roof leading into 3100 Carrollton Avenue, St. 1243 Charles Avenue and 4238 S Claiborn Avenue.
The floating design at 3100 Carrollton Avenue seems to be dedicated to the city’s affinity for live music with Mardi Gras – themed brass clips and a painted character. The other raft at St. Charles Avenue 1243 appears to have been dedicated to the iconic Mardi Gras clowns with statue heads wearing green, purple and yellow clowns and mask masks.
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Meanwhile, the Popeyes restaurant in 4238 Claiborne Avenue has a smooth time highlighting essential workers at the forefront of the coronavirus pandemic. Statues of medical workers appear alongside the traditional Mardi Gras carvings, including clowns and other carnival celebrations.
The float also has murals depicting other frontline workers such as army and police personnel, postal service and health workers and more.
Popeyes did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment.
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According to the Channel Channel, Mardi Gras has been celebrated in New Orleans since 1699.
The holiday is also known as ‘Fat Tuesday’ and is a carnival celebration that usually takes place a day before Ash Wednesday – a Christian holy day that includes prayer and fasting.
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Before the cancellations associated with the coronavirus, the past fourth year, according to Mardi Gras celebrations, attracted about 250,000 people.