Fat Tuesday in New Orleans

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Fat Tuesday in New Orleans

Fat Tuesday in New Orleans

Men dressed up as the 'cougar patrol, ' a reference to attractive older women, put their net on a woman as they participate in Bourbon Street festivities in the French Quarter.

A member of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club marches down St. Charles Avenue.

A reveler sleeps on a couch during the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club parade on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans on Mardi Gras Day, Tuesday, March 8, 2011.

Crowds throng Bourbon Street in the French Quarter on Mardi Gras day in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 8, 2011.

A man on a bike pulls a mock failed blowout preventer, in reference to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, on Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 8, 2011.

A group of revelers reach for beads tossed from a float during the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club parade on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans on Mardi Gras Day, Tuesday, March 8, 2011.

Crowds congregate on Bourbon Street for festivities outside the Royal Sonesta Hotel in the French Quarter.

A member of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club marches with the Free Agents Brass Band down St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans on Mardi Gras Day, Tuesday, March 8, 2011.

Famed jazz clarinetist Pete Fountain rides in his float with the Pete Fountain Half Fast Walking Club as they arrive at Canal St. ahead of the Krewe of Zulu on Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 8, 2011.

Linda Lachin, of New Orleans, adjusts her costume while riding her bike to the Mardi Gras celebration in the French Quarter.

A reveler displays a decorated Zulu coconut, which is a prized Mardi Gras possession, that she received during the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club parade.

Police on horseback and foot clear out the crowds on Bourbon Street just after midnight for the end of Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans, Wednesday, March 9, 2011.

Members of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club point to revelers as they ride on a float down Jackson Avenue.

Lenny Detrinis wears an ostritch costume during Mardi Gras celebrations in the French Quarter.

A costumed reveler enjoys Mardi Gras celebrations in the French Quarter.

Revelers dance on Royal St. as the Krewe of Rex passes on Canal St.

Rex, the King of Carnival rides in the Krewe of Rex as he arrives at Canal St. along St. Charles Ave. on Mardi Gras day in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 8, 2011.

Paul Maudine, of Long Beach, Calif., and his wife Amy, dressed as BP oil spill workers, enjoy Mardi Gras celebrations in the French Quarter.

Richard Porter and his wife Jennifer stroll trough the streets of the French Quarter during Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans Tuesday, March 8, 2011. The Porter's met at the Mardi Gras celebration 22-years ago.

Members of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club parade down St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans on Mardi Gras Day, Tuesday, March 8, 2011.

The King of Zulu, Anthony Tony Barker Sr., arrives on Canal St. on Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 8, 2011.

Revelers throw beads from the balcony of the Royal Sonesta Hotel onto crowds on Bourbon Street during Mardi Gras Day festivities in the French Quarter on Mardi Gras day in New Orleans.

Members of the Krewe of Rex arrive on Canal St. on Mardi Gras day in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 8, 2011.

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Men dressed up as the 'cougar patrol, ' a reference to attractive older women, put their net on a woman as they participate in Bourbon Street festivities in the French Quarter.

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