Casey Ardoin

cardoin@gannett.com

There are a few things you can always count on during Mardi Gras — beads, booze and, of course, barricades.

As Lafayette Consolidated Government prepares to move the barriers back into the streets along the main parade route, we can't get enough of this video from local radio station HOT 107.9.

The YouTube short is a sit down interview with LCG barrier expert Big D, who reveals how many barricades (thousands!) are put up, where they're kept year-round, how long it takes to put them up and why Mardi Gras can't exist without them.

A big thanks to Big D and all the other LCG employees whose hard work and dedication keeps Mardi Gras safe for all of us.

Watch the video below: