Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Mardi Gras countdown starts amid huge, bright parade floats

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, right, eats a piece of the first official cutting of the king cake, during King's Day festivities in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015. Center is R. King Milling, former King of Mardi Gras. King's Day is a tradition marking the 12th night after Christmas and the official start of the Mardi season. Carnival is celebrated along the Gulf Coast with parties, balls and parades culminating on Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, a final day of celebration before Lent. It is a major tourist draw in New Orleans. Mardi Gras falls on Feb. 17 this year. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A brass band strolled through a riverside warehouse holding huge, colorful parade floats as New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu and other city officials Tuesday kicked off the city's official countdown to Mardi Gras.








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