The public will have the chance to pay their final respect to 'Mr. Mardi Gras' Blaine Kern.
Kern's funeral started about 8:00 a.m. Friday. His iconic 'cow float' presided over his final arrival to Gallier Hall, where countless Carnival royalties and city leaders joined revelers in the grand stands for Mardi Gras parades. Kern founded float building company Kern Studios in 1947.
According to Kern Studios website: