Flagboy Giz uses dental floss, determination to craft his Mardi Gras Indians suit
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — He’s a fifth-generation New Orleans native who studied to be an electrical engineer.
After 15 years as a hotel valet, he found his voice.
And WGNO Good Morning New Orleans features reporter Bill Wood is listening.
He’s listening and watching.
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With dental floss, determination and designer dreams, this New Orleans man spends all year stitching beads across a canvas that comes together as the suit that transforms him into a Mardi Gras Indian.
He becomes Flagboy Giz.
Flagboy because he carries the flag for his tribe.
The Wild Tchoupitoulas.
“Giz” is short for his nickname, “Gizmo.”
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