Mardi Gras in New Orleans (40 images)

Mask riders tosses beads to the crowd during the Krewe of Pontchartrain parade as it rolls down St. Charles Avenue January 26, 2013. The Mardi Gras parade schedule has been spit by the up coming Super Bowl. Parades will not roll in Orleans Parish during Super Bowl week, but are scheduled to pickup again after the big game. UPI/A.J. Sisco

Spectators atop ladders at the Krewe of Pontchartrain parade beg for beads and trinkets as it rolls down St. Charles Avenue January 26, 2013. The Mardi Gras parade schedule has been spit by the up coming Super Bowl. Parades will not roll in Orleans Parish during Super Bowl week, but are scheduled to pickup again after the big game. UPI/A.J. Sisco

A mask rider tosses beads to the crowd during the Krewe of Pontchartrain parade as it rolls down St. Charles Avenue January 26, 2013. The Mardi Gras parade schedule has been spit by the up coming Super Bowl. Parades will not roll in Orleans Parish during Super Bowl week, but are scheduled to pickup again after the big game. UPI/A.J. Sisco

The Krewe of Pontchartrain parade rolls down St Charles Avenue in uptown New Orleans January 26, 2013. The Mardi Gras parade schedule has been spit by the up coming Super Bowl. Parades will not roll in Orleans Parish during Super Bowl week, but are scheduled to pickup again after the big game. UPI/A.J. Sisco