New Orleans has banned so-called tandem floats for the remainder of its Mardi Gras celebrations this year after two people were struck and killed by such floats in a four-day span.

Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced the ban on Saturday night, after a man was struck by a float just before 7 p.m. as the Krewe of Endymion parade made its way along South Galvez and Canal Streets. Tandem floats are multiple floats connected by a hitch and pulled by one tractor.