Mardi Gras in New Orleans (30 images)

A float rider tosses beads to the crowd during the King Arthur parade as it passes by St. Charles and Napoleon avenues February 7, 2010, in New Orleans. The Carnival parade season culminates on Mardi Gras, which is February 16 this year. UPI / A.J. Sisco

The Super Bowl meets Carnival as parade-goers in Saints jerseys beg for trinkets from a football-themed float February 7, 2010, in New Orleans. With the New Orleans Saints playing in the Super Bowl later the same day, football was on revelers' minds as the King Arthur parade passed by St. Charles and Napoleon avenues. The Carnival parade season culminates on Mardi Gras, which is February 16 this year. UPI / A.J. Sisco