Mardi Gras in New Orleans (40 images)

Spectators beg for prized Zulu coconuts and other trinkets as the Zulu parade rolls past St. Charles Avenue and Canal Street on Mardi Gras in New Orleans February 12, 2013. Parades rolled and the party went on despite sporadic showers. UPI/A.J. Sisco

Festooned in bright feathers and paint, the Witch Doctor in the Zulu parade rolls down Canal Street and St. Charles Avenue on Fat Tuesday in New Orleans February 12, 2013. Parades rolled and the party went on despite sporadic showers. UPI/A.J. Sisco

Wearing grass skirts and football jerseys, Baltimore Ravens players and New Orleanians Jacoby Jones, left, and Ed Reed greet spectators along the route of the Zulu parade during a lull on Fat Tuesday in New Orleans, February 12, 2013. The players were riding in the popular Mardi Gras parade. UPI/A.J. Sisco

Rex, King of Carnival, Bill Hines greets the crowds from his parade float on St. Charles Avenue and Canal Street in downtown New Orleans on Fat Tuesday, February 12, 2013. Parades rolled and the party went on despite sporadic showers. UPI/A.J. Sisco