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A man dressed as the Pope revels with other costumed people during Mardi Gras in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. ASSOCIATED PRESS
A man dressed in a diaper rides a mechanical dog with wings in the French Quarter during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dwight Henry, star of the Academy Award nominated film Beasts of the Southern Wild, hands out beads in the Argus parade on Mardi Gras on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013 in Metairie, La. ASSOCIATED PRESS
A man dressed as a cowboy holding a horse head, sits on a trash can next to two men in pink dresses sending text messages during Mardi Gras in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Members of the Mardi Gras dance group “The Sirens” perform during the Krewe of Orpheus Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. ASSOCIATED PRESS
People throw beads from the balcony of the Royal Sonesta Hotel to crowds below on Bourbon Street during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. ASSOCIATED PRESS
A trojan horse float makes its way through the crowd as revelers gather for the start of the Society of Saint Anne walking parade in the Bywater section of New Orleans during Mardi Gras day, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Crowds of revelers are seen on Bourbon Street from the balcony of the Royal Sonesta Hotel during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. Despite threatening skies, the Mardi Gras party carried on as thousands of costumed revelers cheered glitzy floats with make-believe monarchs in an all-out bash before Lent. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Revelers gather for the start of the Society of Saint Anne walking parade in the Bywater section of New Orleans during Mardi Gras day, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Members of the Laissez Boys Pleasure Aid &Leisure Club parade in motorized easy chairs during the Krewe of Orpheus Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. ( ASSOCIATED PRESS
Revelers gather for the start of the Society of Saint Anne walking parade in the Bywater section of New Orleans during Mardi Gras day, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lowell Landis, cast member of the Academy Award nominated picture Beasts of the Southern Wild, throws beads in the Argus parade on Mardi Gras on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013 in Metairie, La. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Crowds of revelers are seen on Bourbon Street from the balcony of the Royal Sonesta Hotel during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Babbette Hines, left, and Carol Jean Dixon, both of New Orleans, pose with their costumes representing sad ladies of the night, inspired by Storyville photographer E.J. Bellocq, before the start of the Society of Saint Anne walking parade in the Bywater section of New Orleans during Mardi Gras day, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Revelers gather and are photographed before the start of the Society of Saint Anne walking parade in the Bywater section of New Orleans during Mardi Gras day, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Revelers gather for the start of the Society of Saint Anne walking parade in the Bywater section of New Orleans during Mardi Gras day, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Revelers gather for the start of the Society of Saint Anne walking parade in the Bywater section of New Orleans during Mardi Gras day, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Revelers grab for beads as they are tossed from the balcony of the Royal Sonesta Hotel on Bourbon Street during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dwight Henry, star of the Academy Award nominated film Beasts of the Southern Wild, and cast member Lowell Landis throw beads in the Argus parade on Mardi Gras on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013 in Metairie, La. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dwight Henry, star of the Academy Award nominated film Beasts of the Southern Wild, throws beads in the Argus parade on Mardi Gras on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013 in Metairie, La. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Revelers gather for the start of the Society of Saint Anne walking parade in the Bywater section of New Orleans during Mardi Gras day, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. FEMA markings from Hurricane Katrina are still displayed on the wall. ASSOCIATED PRESS
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