Stay updated with the latest news, weather, and sports by downloading the WGNO app on the Apple or Google Play store and subscribing to the WGNO newsletter. Grammy winner Jon Batiste and country singer Alex Smith from Alexandria will also perform in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. Being a part of that tradition, just to be a tiny part in that big tradition is so meaningful,” she said. “All the fun things Louisiana represents when we are coming down the streets of New York City. History is in the making for Shaw, who will be performing on the Louisiana 60-foot “Celebration Gator” float, the longest float in the parade. “I now get to be a part of that history,” she said. My favorite balloon was always Snoopy,” she said. “Everyone grew up watching Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Musician Amanda Shaw celebrates the start of Carnival at Tipitina’s with Big Sam & Choppa Louisiana’s very own Cajun fiddler, Shaw, is no stranger to parades living in Louisiana, and now, she’s fiddling her way to New York.
WGNO’s Kenny Lopez talked with her before she headed out to New York City.įrom The Big Easy to The Big Apple, Shaw will be performing in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade for the first time. Riding aboard the gator float this year will be Amanda Shaw. NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO) - For a third consecutive year, Louisiana will be represented in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
