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Mardi Gras Mike was built in New Orleans by a custom design company, Kern Studios. A manager at Kern Studios, Chris Richier, shared some details about the float. “It’s a float,” said Richier.

A man in a Jeep sidled up beside them and rolled down his window. "It sure is an eye-catcher," he told them. Mardi Gras Mike, an homage to LSU's mascot, is a creation of Kern Studios.