<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0nSRTo_0wBIp7Qj00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0nSRTo_0wBIp7Qj00" width="1504" height="845" ><figcaption>Mardi Gras Decorators are spending a few days this week helping paint the Krewe of Gemini's floats.&nbsp;</figcaption></figure>SHREVEPORT, La.-- Float painters from Slidell are spending time in Shreveport decorating the Krewe of Gemini's floats.The family-owned painting company is called Mardi Gras Decorators. They also paint parades floats in Houma, Covington, Mandeville and Slidell. Co-owner Rachel Elsensohn says she knew from a young age that she wanted to paint floats."I grew up in New Orleans, and there was a Mardi Gras parade that passed right in front of my house. And from that time on, I just knew it was something I always wanted to be a part of," Elsensohn said.The Krewe of Gemini's theme this year is "Dreamcatcher."</div></body>

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SHREVEPORT, La.-- Float painters from Slidell are spending time in Shreveport decorating the Krewe of Gemini's floats. The family-owned painting company is called Mardi Gras Decorators. They also paint parades floats in Houma, Covington, Mandeville and Slidell. Co-owner Rachel Elsensohn says she knew from a young age that she wanted...