Mardi Gras in New Orleans (30 images)

Pete Fountain, dressed in a white tuxedo and fedora trimmed in gold, kicked off his 50th Mardi Gras with his "Half Fast Marching Club" in New Orleans on February 16, 2010. UPI/A.J. Sisco

Members of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club toss trinkets to the crowd as their parade turns on to Canal St. in New Orleans on Mardi Gras on February 16, 2010. UPI/A.J. Sisco

Thousands of people fill Bourbon Street in the French Quarter on Mardi Gras in New Orleans on February 16, 2010. UPI/A.J. Sisco

Thousands of people fill Bourbon Street in the French Quarter on Mardi Gras in New Orleans on February 16, 2010. UPI/A.J. Sisco