2015 Carnival in New Orleans (12 images)

Students from Henry Ford Middle School in the New Orleans suburb of Avondale dance down St. Charles Avenue in uptown New Orleans during the first weekend of Mardi Gras parades, February 8, 2015. Photo by A.J. Sisco/UPI

Masked riders toss beads to the crowd as the Krewe of Carrollton rolls down St. Charles Avenue in uptown New Orleans during the first weekend of Mardi Gras parades, February 8, 2015. Photo by A.J. Sisco/UPI

The jester float in the Krewe of King Arthur parade rolls down St. Charles Avenue in uptown New Orleans during the first weekend of Mardi Gras February 8, 2015. Photo by A.J. Sisco/UPI

Riders in the Krewe of King Arthur parade roll down historic St. Charles Avenue in uptown New Orleans during the first weekend of Mardi Gras February 8, 2015. Photo by A.J. Sisco/UPI