Mardi Gras in New Orleans (30 images)

Members of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club parade down St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans on Mardi Gras, February 16, 2010. Zulu, a traditionally African-American Carnival organization has been parading for over a hundred years. UPI/A.J. Sisco

A trio costumed as vampire Marie Antoinettes are seen in a Bourbon Street club in New Orleans on Mardi Gras, February 16, 2010. UPI/A.J. Sisco

Members of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club toss trinkets to the crowd as they parade down St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans on Mardi Gras, February 16, 2010. Zulu, a traditionally African-American Carnival organization has been parading for over a hundred years. UPI/A.J. Sisco

Former St. Louis football Cardinals offensive lineman Conrad Dobler (L) and former head football coach Jim Hanifan have a laugh before the start of the St. Louis Mardi Gras Parade in St. Louis on February 13, 2010. The two are serving as parade marshalls for this years parade, billed as the second largest in the United States. UPI/Bill Greenblatt