NOLA.COM is reporting that another person has died in a tragic accident during Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
The young man, who has not been identified, was struck by a float during the Endymion Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans Saturday night. This marks the second casualty of the carnival celebration as a woman was struck and run over by a float during the Nyx parade on Wednesday evening. The “Captain S.S. Eddie, ” float also struck and killed an Endymion rider in 2008.