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Members of Rex parade down St. Charles Avenue despite the rain Mardi Gras Day on March 4, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Fat Tuesday, the traditional celebration on the day before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent, is marked in New Orleans with parades and marches through many neighborhoods in the city.(Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) ( 476653515 )

Members of the Krew of Mondo Kayo Social Marching Club parade Mardi Gras day in the rain on March 4, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Fat Tuesday, the traditional celebration on the day before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent, is marked in New Orleans with parades and marches through many neighborhoods in the city.(Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) ( 476646689 )

Members of the Krew of Mondo Kayo Social Marching Club parade Mardi Gras day in the rain on March 4, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) ( 476646709 )

Rex, King of Carnival parades down St. Charles Avenue despite the rain Mardi Gras Day on March 4, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Fat Tuesday, the traditional celebration on the day before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent, is marked in New Orleans with parades and marches through many neighborhoods in the city.(Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) ( 476653513 )

The Krewe of Orpheus rolls in uptown New Orleans, led by celebrity monarch Quentin Tarantino reigning over the superkrewe's 32-float parade on Lundi Gras, Monday, March 3, 2014. The float theme for 2014 is "Orpheus: The Enchanted World." Signature floats include the Trojan Horse, the Dolly Trolley and the Leviathan; flambeaux also will be featured. Throws include beads, cups and oversized doubloons. Parade ends at the Convention Center, where the Orpheuscapade commenced. (AP Photo/NOLA.com The Times-Picayune, David Grunfeld) ( Mardi Gras New Orleans )

King of the Krewe of Rex, Jack Laborde, rides on his float down a largely empty St. Charles Ave., during Mardi Gras day in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Rain and unusually cold temperatures kept the normally massive and festive crowds away. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ( Mardi Gras )

A child in costume peers from a float in the Krewe of Elks during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Rain and unusually cold temperatures kept most of the normally massive and festive crowds away. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ( Mardi Gras )

A reveler walks through the French Quarter as New Orleans Holds Citywide Mardi Gras Celebration on March 4, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Fat Tuesday, the traditional celebration on the day before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent, is marked in New Orleans with parades and marches through many neighborhoods in the city. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) ( 476630131 )

Members of the Krewe of Rex, throw beads and trinkets from a float along a largely empty St. Charles Ave., during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Rain and cold temperatures kept the normally massive and festive crowds away. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ( Mardi Gras )

A reveler walks through the French Quarter as New Orleans Holds Citywide Mardi Gras Celebration on March 4, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Fat Tuesday, the traditional celebration on the day before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent, is marked in New Orleans with parades and marches through many neighborhoods in the city.(Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) ( 476630135 )

Empty children's ladders sit as parades roll by on St. Chrales Ave. during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Rain and unusually cold temperatures kept most of the normally massive and festive crowds away. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ( Mardi Gras )

The sixth annual Red Beans Parade rolled through the Marigny and ended in the Treme with The Treme Brass Band on Lundi Gras, Monday, March 3, 2014, in New Orleans. Participants sported costumes made of various kinds of beans. (AP Photo/NOLA.com The Times-Picayune, Kathleen Flynn) ( Mardi Gras New Orleans )

Members of Rex parade down St. Charles Avenue despite the rain Mardi Gras Day on March 4, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Fat Tuesday, the traditional celebration on the day before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent, is marked in New Orleans with parades and marches through many neighborhoods in the city.(Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) ( 476656329 )

Members of the Krewe of Zulu march during Mardi Gras day in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Despite rain and cold in Tuesday's forecast, revelers are gathering along parade routes as the Carnival season in New Orleans heads to a crest with the unabashed celebration of Mardi Gras. The Zulu parade began on schedule, led by a New Orleans police vanguard on horseback that included Mayor Mitch Landrieu. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ( Mardi Gras )

Members of the St. Augustine High Marching 100 band march in the Krewe of Zulu parade during Mardi Gras day in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. The Zulu parade began on schedule, led by a New Orleans police vanguard on horseback that included Mayor Mitch Landrieu.(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ( Mardi Gras )

Revelers participate as the Krewe of Zulu parades down St. Charles Avenue Mardi Gras Day on March 4, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Fat Tuesday, the traditional celebration on the day before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent, is marked in New Orleans with parades and marches through many neighborhoods in the city.(Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) ( 476656331 )

Evan Lazarof, 5, of New Orleans, sits on a child's ladder with his father Gary Lazarof, amongst ladders that would normally be filled with children, as parades roll by on St. Charles Ave. during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Rain and unusually cold temperatures kept most of the normally massive and festive crowds away. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ( Mardi Gras )

A reveler walks through the French Quarter as New Orleans Holds Citywide Mardi Gras Celebration on March 4, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Fat Tuesday, the traditional celebration on the day before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent, is marked in New Orleans with parades and marches through many neighborhoods in the city. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) ( 476630133 )

Members of the Krew of Mondo Kayo Social Marching Club parade Mardi Gras day in the rain on March 4, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Fat Tuesday, the traditional celebration on the day before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent, is marked in New Orleans with parades and marches through many neighborhoods in the city.(Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) ( 476646701 )

The Krewe of Proteus rolls uptown on Lundi Gras, Monday, March 3, 2014, in New Orleans. The 20-float parade depicted the theme "Ancient Elements of Alchemy." The identity of the oldest night parade's monarch always remains secret. (AP Photo/NOLA.com The Times-Picayune, David Grunfeld) ( Mardi Gras New Orleans )

Members of the Krewe of Rex, throw beads and trinkets from a float along a largely empty St. Charles Ave., during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Rain and cold temperatures kept the normally massive and festive crowds away. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ( Mardi Gras )

Members of the Krew of Mondo Kayo Social Marching Club parade Mardi Gras day in the rain on March 4, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Fat Tuesday, the traditional celebration on the day before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent, is marked in New Orleans with parades and marches through many neighborhoods in the city.(Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) ( 476646681 )

Members of the Krew of Mondo Kayo Social Marching Club parade Mardi Gras day in the rain on March 4, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Fat Tuesday, the traditional celebration on the day before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent, is marked in New Orleans with parades and marches through many neighborhoods in the city.(Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) ( 476646685 )

Members of the Krew of Mondo Kayo Social Marching Club parade Mardi Gras day in the rain on March 4, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Fat Tuesday, the traditional celebration on the day before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent, is marked in New Orleans with parades and marches through many neighborhoods in the city.(Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) ( 476646693 )

Members of Rex parade down St. Charles Avenue despite the rain Mardi Gras Day on March 4, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Fat Tuesday, the traditional celebration on the day before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent, is marked in New Orleans with parades and marches through many neighborhoods in the city.(Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) ( 476653519 )

Pete Fountain and his members of his Half-Fast Marching Club parade Mardi Gras day despite the rain on March 4, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Fat Tuesday, the traditional celebration on the day before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent, is marked in New Orleans with parades and marches through many neighborhoods in the city.(Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) ( 476646703 )

People yell for beads as the Krewe of Orpheus rolls uptown led by celebrity monarch Quentin Tarantino reigning over the superkrewe's 32-float parade on Lundi Gras, Monday, March 3, 2014, in New Orleans. The float theme for 2014 is "Orpheus: The Enchanted World." Signature floats include the Trojan Horse, the Dolly Trolley and the Leviathan; flambeaux also will be featured. Throws include beads, cups and oversized doubloons. Parade ends at the Convention Center, where the Orpheuscapade commenced. (AP Photo/NOLA.com The Times-Picayune, David Grunfeld) ( Mardi Gras New Orleans )

The Krewe of Proteus rolls uptown in New Orleans on Lundi Gras, Monday, March 3, 2014. The 20-float parade depicted the theme "Ancient Elements of Alchemy." The identity of the oldest night parade's monarch always remains secret. Throws include doubloons, and plush tridents and seahorses. (AP Photo/NOLA.com The Times-Picayune, David Grunfeld) ( Mardi Gras New Orleans )

A lone child reaches for a stuffed toy handed to him from a float rider during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Rain and unusually cold temperatures kept most of the normally massive and festive crowds away. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ( Mardi Gras )

A lone parade-goer waves amongst empty ladders on St. Charles Ave. during Mardi Gras day in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Rain and unusually cold temperatures kept most of the normally massive and festive crowds away. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ( Mardi Gras )