Fat Tuesday in New Orleans: Floats, masks, trinkets and more

She has been bringing her grandchildren since they were 2 years old, O’Conner said, adding that King Gabriel’s Parade, which ran in the morning, was her favorite Lafayette parade. Naomi Shows, from Covington, Louisiana, came to the French Quarter with her three children, their black-and-white faces painted like skeletons inspired by Dia de los Muertos, the Mexican Day of the Dead: “It’s been a tradition here for so long”.

It’s not all about Uptown for Mardi Gras day. One especially prized “throw” are the coconuts given out by members of Zulu.

He lives on New Orleans’ west bank and took his bicycle on the ferry. After a few freezing Fat Tuesdays, the revelers seemed to lose interest.

Tens of thousands of people are expected on the streets of downtown Dunedin clamoring for beads today during the city’s 25th annual Mardi Gras celebration themed “Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves”. Mardi Gras culminates on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – People across New Orleans Tuesday are marking the culmination of the Mardi Gras season with elaborate floats, eccentric costumes and marching bands.

That year, the first if hundreds of clubs and carnival organizations formed in New Orleans. Members of the tribes spend months preparing elaborate costumes resembling Native American dress and on Fat Tuesday they travel through various neighborhoods, chanting and dancing to songs passed down through generations. Their parade dates back to roughly 1910.

Dabne Whitemore came to the door in her white bathrobe after hearing the gang and its drums coming from down the street. Joining Rex as one of the monarchs of all Carnival, King Zulu won his campaign and is ready to be crowned and burst onto the streets with the Mayor, Witch Doctor, Big Shot and other characters.

The investigation is about 8 blocks away from St. Charles Avenue, where parades were rolling at the time of the accident. The Mardi Gras Indian tribes are another tradition in the city.