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The Rex Parade moves through the central business district of New Orleans, Tuesday. This is the last day of the Mardi Gras celebration ending at midnight, after a day long celebration of parades, marching groups and people in costumes. -
Revelers with the Mystic Stripers toss trinkets to the crowds gathered on Royal Street in Mobile, Ala., Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. The pre-Lenten blowout continues along the Gulf Coast culminating in Fat Tuesday celebrations Feb. 21. Tourism leaders estimate more than a million visitors pour into the Mobile area each Mardi Gras season to watch the festivities. -
Riders on the "Muses Go Shopping" float keep their eyes on the hundreds of hands passing them by at the Krewe of Muses Parade in New Orleans on Thursday, February 16, 2012. -
Actress and New Orleans native Patrica Clarkson was the honorary Muse as she rides in a giant shoe down St. Charles Avenue at the Krewe of Muses Parade in New Orleans on Thursday, February 16, 2012. -
Dee Farino watches from a balcony as the Danny Weber Memorial Fire Truck Parade passes by on during the Mardi Gras Parade in Galveston, Texas, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. The party continued despite intermittent heavy rains throughout the evening. -
Malia Miyashiro, of California, throws beads from a Bourbon St. balcony to Mardi Gras revelers in French Quarter in New Orleans, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. -
Riders on float no. 9 Libra toss to the crowds on Napoleon Avenue during the Krewe of New Orleans Most Talked Of Club (NOMTOC) parade Sunday, Feb. 19,2012 in New Orleans. NOMTOC, which usually rolls through the streets of Algiers on the West Bank, was moved from their Saturday time slot due to the expected rain and rescheduled to roll Sunday morning .This years theme was "A Mythological Nightmare" and featured 16 floats. It is the 42nd year that NOMTOC and monarchs were Bernard H. Robertson Jr. as King NOMTOC XLII and Kristen Elizabeth St. Martin as queen. -
Dale Gerber and the Galveston Bay Parrot Head Club parade up The Strand during the Z Krewe 18th Z Processional at Mardi Gras in Galveston, Texas on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012. -
Kimala Davis of Dalls and her daughter Anna, 2, wave for beads being thrown from a balcony on The Strand before the Z Krewe 18th Z Processional at Mardi Gras in Galveston, Texas on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012. -
In this photo taken Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, a member of the band Maroon 5 throws beads to Mardi Gras revelers before the start of the Krewe of Endymion parade in New Orleans. The parade was postponed for over an hour due to weather conditions. -
Capt. Robert Shannon, Jr. leads the Quaker City String Band Philadelphia Mummers during the Knights of Momus Grand Night Parade at Mardi Gras in Galveston on Saturday night Feb. 18, 2012. -
Shea Mitchell, Lucy Chism, Maggie Ximenes and Kori Mascheck scream for beads at the Tremont House during the Knights of Momus Grand Night Parade at Mardi Gras in Galveston on Saturday night Feb. 18, 2012. -
Float riders throw beads during the Knights of Momus Grand Night Parade at Mardi Gras in Galveston on Saturday night Feb. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/The Galveston County Daily News, Kevin M. Cox) MANDATORY CREDIT; NO SALES; TV OUT -
Kathryn Tran of Austin leans over the rail for a better view during the Knights of Momus Grand Night Parade on The Strand at Mardi Gras in Galveston on Saturday night Feb. 18, 2012. -
A large crowd fills The Strand after the Knights of Momus Grand Night Parade at Mardi Gras in Galveston on Saturday night Feb. 18, 2012. -
Braving the cold and rain, Tulane University student Lindsey Barber , right, catches beads as the 2,510 members of the super krewe Endymion present a 27-float parade entitled "Happily Ever After" on Saturday, February 18, 2012, in New Orleans. -
Meredith Masel throws beads from atop a float during the Knights of Momus Grand Night Parade on the Seawall at Mardi Gras in Galveston on Saturday night Feb. 18, 2012. -
Trinity Hathaway, 11, calls for beads during the Knights of Momus Grand Night Parade on The Strand at Mardi Gras in Galveston on Saturday night Feb. 18, 2012. -
Flingin' in the Rain. The Captain's float rolls down Orleans Avenue under rainy skies as the 2,510 members of the super krewe Endymion present a 27 float parade entitled "Happily Ever After" on Saturday, February 18, 2012, in New Orleans. -
The Quaker City String Band Philadelphia Mummers march in the Knights of Momus Grand Night Parade at Mardi Gras in Galveston on Saturday night Feb. 18, 2012. -
Misted in smoke, riders toss beads to the crowd on Orleans Avenue as the 2,510-members of the super krewe Endymion present a 27-float parade entitled "Happily Ever After" on Saturday, February 18, 2012, in New Orleans. -
Brody, a Westie belonging to Vicki Rice, sits in a remote controlled car at the beginning of the Mardi Gras Dog Parade held Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012 at Baytowne Village in Sandestin, Fla. The annual event in this Florida panhandle resort community attracted a wide variety of sharply dressed canines and their owners and was a fundraiser for a local animal refuge. -
A participant in the Mardi Gras "Krewe of Tucks" parade tosses a football from his float as he drives through the streets of New Orleans, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. It may be just another Monday anywhere else, but in New Orleans it's Lundi Gras the day before the Carnival season culminates on Fat Tuesday. -
The Mardi Gras "Krewe of Tucks" parade drives through the streets of New Orleans, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. It may be just another Monday anywhere else, but in New Orleans it's Lundi Gras the day before the Carnival season culminates on Fat Tuesday. -
Tamika Ussin of New Orleans smiles through a face of paint during Lundi Gras festivities on the Mississippi Riverfront in New Orleans, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. -
Jaqueline Mortenson watches through a window the passing Thoth parade as it reflects its 65th anniversary ride, which chose "Streets of New Orleans" as its theme, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012 in New Orleans. A record number of 1,490 riders for the parade filled 46 of its floats. -
King Zulu Elroy James and Queen Tanyanika Phillips enjoy their reign as they arrive by boat to Lundi Gras festivities on the Mississippi Riverfront in New Orleans, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. -
Entertainer Bret Michaels holds a handful of beads while riding in the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. -
Actress Mariska Hargitay smiles as she boards her float at the staging area for the start of the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. -
Harry Connick tosses throws while riding in the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. -
Entertainer Bret Michaels poses for a photograph with a fan as he arrives at the staging area for the start of the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. -
Actor Will Ferrell reigns as Bacchus XLIV for the Krewe of Bacchus parade on Napoleon Ave. in New Orleans on Sunday, Feb.19, 2012. Ferrell has been in New Orleans since November, filming a movie recently renamed "The Campaign."
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