Carnival in New Orleans (12 images)

A marching group gets spectators dancing in the streets during the Thoth parade on St. Charles Avenue in Uptown New Orleans March 6, 2011. Carnival season is under way in New Orleans with parades every day until Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, March 8. (UPI Photo/A.J. Sisco)

A rider tosses beads from a float during the Mid-City parade on St. Charles Avenue in Uptown New Orleans March 6, 2011. Carnival season is under way in New Orleans with parades every day until Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, March 8. (UPI Photo/A.J. Sisco)

Robert Gerard Harvey Jr., king of the Krewe of Mid-City, waves to the crowd from the king's float in the Mid-City parade on St. Charles Avenue in Uptown New Orleans March 6, 2011. Carnival season is under way in New Orleans with parades every day until Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, March 8. (UPI Photo/A.J. Sisco)

Riders toss beads and trinkets to the crowd during the Thoth parade on St. Charles Avenue in Uptown New Orleans March 6, 2011. Carnival season is under way in New Orleans with parades every day until Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, March 8. (UPI Photo/A.J. Sisco)