Revelers show off their costumes as they march through the Bywater section of New Orleans during the Society of Saint Anne walking parade, Feb. 12, 2013.
Crowds of Mardi Gras revelers are seen on Bourbon Street, Feb. 12, 2013.
People throw beads from the balcony of the Royal Sonesta Hotel to crowds below on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Feb. 12, 2013.
Revelers grab for beads as they are tossed from the balcony of the Royal Sonesta Hotel on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Feb. 12, 2013.
Members of the Mardi Gras dance group "The Sirens" perform during the Krewe of Orpheus Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Feb. 11, 2013.
Addison Moran, 7, yells for beads and trinket from the shoulders of her father Paul Moran during the Krewe of Bacchus Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Feb. 10, 2013.
Skeleton Krewe member Jaw Bone takes a break from Mardi Gras celebrations near Jackson Square in the French Quarter, New Orleans, Feb. 12, 2013.
Participants and church officials flip pancakes while running at the Washington National Cathedral during its annual Pancake Races for Shrove Tuesday, more commonly known as Mardi Gras, Feb. 12, 2013.
Carnival riders throw trinkets from floats during the Krewe of Mid-City Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Feb. 10, 2013.
Revelers gather are photographed before the start of the Society of Saint Anne walking parade in the Bywater section of New Orleans, Feb. 12, 2013.
Revelers gather for the start of the Society of Saint Anne walking parade in the Bywater section of New Orleans, Feb. 12, 2013.
Members of the Krewe of Bikus roll down Chartres Street in the French Quarter, New Orleans, Feb. 12, 2013.
Revelers yell for beads and trinkets during the Krewe of Orpheus Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Monday, Feb. 11, 2013.
Brody Bell, 6, of New Orleans, runs across Pierre Antoine Alley dressed as a bald eagle skeleton for Mardi Gras Day, Feb. 12, 2013.
Revelers gather for the start of the Society of Saint Anne walking parade in the Bywater section of New Orleans, Feb. 12, 2013.
Babbette Hines, left, and Carol Jean Dixon, both of New Orleans, pose with their costumes representing sad ladies of the night, inspired by Storyville photographer E.J. Bellocq, before the start of the Society of Saint Anne walking parade in the Bywater section of New Orleans, Feb. 12, 2013.
Revelers gather for the start of the Society of Saint Anne walking parade in the Bywater section of New Orleans, Feb. 12, 2013.
Victoria Mendel, 15, of New Orleans, rests between Mardi Gras parades on Napoleon Ave. in New Orleans, Feb. 10, 2013.