Mardi Gras '09

Pete Fountain right, talks with his friend, actor John Goodman, before he and his Half Fast Walking Club march onto St. Charles Avenue in the Garden District of New Orleans Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009.

Pete Fountain reacts before he and his Half Fast Walking Club march onto St. Charles Avenue in the Garden District of New Orleans Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009.

Gisele LaRose, with her dog "Coucon de Lait," gets beads from members of Pete Fountain and his Half Fast Walking Club as they march to St. Charles Avenue in the Garden District of New Orleans Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009.

A woman who called herself only "Madam Butterfly," walks with a member of Pete Fountain and his Half Fast Walking Club on St. Charles Avenue in the Garden District of New Orleans Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009.

Lil Chief Dwayne Washington, 5, of the Cheyenne Mardi Gras Indian tribe marches in the Central City neighborhood of New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009. Carnival revelers were greeted with clear weather for Mardi Gras.

Alex Harris, 6, of the Cheyenne Mardi Gras Indian tribe marches in the Central City neighborhood of New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009. Carnival revelers were greeted with clear weather for Mardi Gras.

Life Of The Party — AP Photo/Alex Brandon

King Zulu Tyronne Mathieu gives a thumbs up before his ride in the Zulu parade during Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009.

Angela Carll, left, and Heather Thomspon, stroll through the streets of the French Quarter celebrating Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009.

Ursula Bolden and her husband Joel Bolden pose for a quick picture as they stroll through the streets of the French Quarter celebrating Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009.

A group of people dressed as the Mardi Gras king cake baby walk through the streets of the French Quarter celebrating Marid Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009.

Revelers throw and catch beads as the Zulu parade rolls down St. Charles Avenue on Mardi Gras in New Orleans Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009.

A masked reveler stands with the Society of St. Cecilia on Royal Street on Mardi Gras in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009.

Bill Jackson, of Austin, Texas, takes a picture while walking through the French Quarter during the Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009.

A Mardi Gras reveler parades through the streets of the central business district in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009.

An employee with SDT Waste and Debris Services uses a blower to clear sidewalks on Wednesday Feb. 25, 2009, as crews work to clean the French Quarter after last night's Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans.

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