Carnival parades roll though historic Uptown New Orleans

Dressed in eye-catching colors, front from left, Kaitlyn Braud, Lindsey Kaupp, Jacqueline Dantagnan and Alainna Weaver beg for beads during the Krewe of Okeanos parade as Carnival in New Orleans kicks into high gear February 19, 2012. Several parades that were cancelled yesterday rolled with today's scheduled ones, creating nearly nonstop parading on the historic Uptown route. Fat Tuesday is February 21. (UPI/A.J. Sisco)