re: Woman run over by float during Nyx and killed on parade route in NOLA

I’ve been a “walker” a couple of times in a parade. That’s probably the most serious job of any in the whole damn parade. I’ve had to throw little kids and drunk guys and girls away from the gap between the float and the truck/tractor. I’ve almost been beat up by angry parents for saving their kids life because it looked like I pushed their kid down when I was actually pushing him away from getting run over.

I’ve also almost got caught in that gap before. You have to have drivers who are aware too. I’d say they have the second most important job. It’s all fun and games until this stuff happens.