COVINGTON. IT IS NOT MARDI GRAS WITHOUT A TRIP TO THE FRENCH QUARTER. AND THIS MORNING THOUSANDS OF LOCALS AND TOURISTS ALIKE BOOKED IT TO BOURBON STREET FOR THE ANNUAL BOURBON STREET AWARDS. WDSU REPORTER CASSIE SCHERM SAW ALL THE ACTION AND INTRODUCES US TO SOME COSTUMES THAT ARE REALLY ONE OF A KIND. HEY EVERYONE! CASSIE SCHERM HERE FROM THE BOURBON STREET AWARDS AND GUYS, THE COSTUMES JUST KEEP ON COMING. I’M HERE WITH THE CRAZY CAT LADIES AND I MEAN, Y’ALL ALL LOOK AMAZING. I KNOW MY CAT NOLA WOULD LOVE THIS GROUP, SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING OUT HERE. ARE YOU GUYS HAVING A GOOD TIME? YES, WE’RE HAVING A GREAT TIME. YEAH. GOOD. OKAY. SO WHAT GOT YOU INTO THIS GROUP? DO YOU GUYS LIKE CATS? YES, ALL OF US HAVE. WE ALL DO. OKAY, SO WE ACTUALLY. CRAZY CAT LADIES. YES. WE REALLY ARE CRAZY. OKAY, I LIKE THAT WE EVEN HAVE SOME CAT TOYS BEHIND US. LOTS OF FUN. WHAT WOULD YOU GUYS SAY IS YOUR FAVORITE PART ABOUT BOURBON STREET AWARDS? UH, TODAY, I MEAN, THE CONTEST. EVERYTHING, THE PARADE COMING DOWN, SAINT ANN, OBVIOUSLY, IT’S IT’S A GREAT DAY. IT’S NEVER A DULL TIME HERE, RIGHT? NEVER A DULL, NEVER A DULL TIME. WELL, UH, NOT AT ALL. SO WE’RE GOING TO SEND IT BACK TO YOU GUYS. I’M GOING TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THESE AMAZING COSTUMES. HAPPY MARDI GRAS, EVERYONE.