New Orleans bade a typically joyous goodbye to Carnival season Tuesday with Mardi Gras parades, street parties and what amounted to a massive outdoor costume festival around the bars and restaurants in the French Quarter.
New Orleans bade a typically joyous goodbye to Carnival season Tuesday with Mardi Gras parades, street parties and what amounted to a massive outdoor costume festival around the bars and restaurants in the French Quarter.
Both will be officially crowned at the Zulu Coronation Ball this Friday night at the Morial Convention Center and will ride Tuesday in one of Carnival's biggest attractions, the Zulu Parade.