My uncle on my brother's side of the family (we were both adopted, he in dad's first marriage and me in dad's second) lived in N.O. since the mid 70s building floats (and for years before that too). Here is his son who is keeping the family tradition going... unfortunately, shot for Italian TV, so all in Italian. Some pretty cool footage though...
Video Rai.TV - Rai Italia - Jonathan Bertuccelli e l'arte della cartapesta | New Orleans