Sunday, March 1, 2009

It Happened This Week...Mardi Gras in New Orleans

This past Tuesday, New Orleans (and many cities in the South) celebrated Mardi Gras during the annual "Fat Tuesday" festivities.

Below are pictures from this year's celebration:

Riders in the Krewe of Rex parade through the city during Mardi Gras day on February 24, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Mardi Gras revelers walk up and down on Bourbon Street.

A woman dressed as a 'Dumpster Diva' walks though the French Quarter.

Floats from the Zulu parade roll down St. Charles Avenue throwing beads and coconuts.

Mardi Gras revelers walk along Royal Street.

A reveler on Bourbon Street with a stack of beads around his neck.

A man in costume walks through the French Quarter.

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