As promised, local artist and educator Paul Schexnayder has published a list of revelers who have decorated their homes in order to celebrate this year’s socially distanced Yardi Gras drive-by celebration.

The list runs primarily through the Main Street Historic District, with the bulk of the homes participating on E. Main Street. But a few businesses opted in as well, stretching the route from the 700 block of E. Main to the 200 block of W. Main, with a couple of homes on Ann, Banks, Dale and Center streets and Duperier Avenue included for good measure.

Schexnayder said he lifted the idea from social media groups that were planning to create routes of “house floats” for revelers to visit in a safe, social distanced way since parades were being cancelled.

“I saw it in New Orleans, then saw Lafayette starting one, so I thought, ‘That would be cool,’” Schexnayder said. “Then I thought about what I could do on my porch and came up with some ideas.”

The Yardi Gras effort mimics last year’s “Drive-By Art Walk.” Those residents wanting to decorate this year had until Feb. 28 to submit their addresses so the list of stops on the trail could be built.

Schexnayder was able to garner 14 participants prior to his Jan. 28 deadline, but for those who are running late, The Daily Iberian will continue to update this list online if more residents want to be added. Just email news@daily-iberian.com with a picture of your decorations, your address and the title of your “float” and we’ll put you on the Yardi Gras trail with the original revelers from Schexnayder’s effort.

The drive-by Mardi Gras celebration runs from Jan. 28-Feb. 16. If you want to be added to the list of Yardi Gras revelers online, send a picture of your decorations, your address and the title of your “float” to news@daily-iberian.com and we’ll put you on the Yardi Gras trail!

Participating revelers (so far):

707 East Main St Lourds of Yardi Gras

667 East Main St A Y’at House

664 East Main St Masque Up! Famous Masks

656 East Main St The Mardi Gras Revelers

615 East Main St Commander’s Palace

604 East Main St King Cake House

541 East Main St Grow Me Something, Mister

424 East Main St Mardi Gras Down on the Bayou

425 East Main St It’s Yardi, Y’all!

204 D East Main St Representing Royalty from

Krewes of Andalusia & Iberians

225 West Main St Preserving the Tradition

113 West Main St Bourbon Street at Bourbon Hall

134 Ann St. Happy Mardi Gras

130 Bank Avenue We Will Miss You

300 Duperier Avenue MAS-Q-RAYED

805 Center St Laissez Leslie Bons Temp Rouler

918 East Dale St We Love Mardi Gras!