Mardi Gras 2012

Actor Will Ferrell reigns as Bacchus XLIV for the Krewe of Bacchus parade on Napoleon Ave. in New Orleans on Sunday, Feb.19, 2012. Ferrell has been in New Orleans since November, filming a movie recently renamed "The Campaign." Photo: AP / SL

The Krewe of Mid-City's "Apocalypso:Party at the End of the World" parade rolls uptown on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012 in New Orleans. Photo: AP / SL

Actress Mariska Hargitay smiles as she boards her float at the staging area for the start of the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. Photo: AP / SL

Crowds congregate on Bourbon St. in French Quarter to celebrate the Mardi Gras Season in New Orleans, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. Photo: AP / SL

Actress Patricia Clarkson arrives at the Windsor Court Hotel in New Orleans, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. Clarkson will preside over the all-women Mardi Gras Krewe of Muses parade. The parade will march through the streets of the city Thursday night. Photo: AP / SL

A Mardi Gras float in the 2012 Krewe of Proteus Parade on February 20, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Photo: Skip Bolen, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images

Krewe of Orpheus co-founder Harry Connick Jr. rides in the 2012 Krewe of Orpheus Parade on February 20, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Photo: Skip Bolen, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images

Richard Porter and his wife Jennifer Porter walk through the streets of the French Quarter inNew Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. This is the last day of the Mardi Gras celebration ending at midnight, after a day long celebration of parades, marching groups and people in costumes. Photo: AP / SL

Marid Gras revelers throw beads from a balcony in French Quarter celebrating the Mardi Gras Season in New Orleans, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. Photo: AP / SL

Entertainer Bret Michaels holds a handful of beads while riding in the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. Photo: AP / SL

The Muses Mardi Gras Parade rolls through the streets of New Orleans, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012 helping to celebrate the Carnival season. Photo: AP / SL

Pete Fountain and Phyllis Landrieu toast the start of Mardi Gras as his Half Fast Marching Club begins its parade through the streets of New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. This is the last day of the Mardi Gras celebration ending at midnight, after a day long celebration of parades, marching groups and people in costumes. Photo: AP / SL

A member of the Krewe of Hermes kisses a Mardi Gras reveler in the French Quarter in New Orleans, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. Photo: AP / SL

A member of the Krewe du Vieux parades through the streets of the French Quarter celebrating the Mardi Gras season in New Orleans, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. The parade is one of the earliest of the Mardi Gras season and is known for its satirical themes. Photo: AP / SL

Riders in the Mardi Gras parade make their way to their float in the staging area of the parade in New Orleans, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. Photo: AP / SL