Members of Krewe Delusion, one of the the first parades of the Mardi Gras festivities, through the French Quarter of New Orleans January 31, 2015. (Photo by Lee Celano/Reuters)

A woman in a feather dress marches in the Krewe du Vieux 2015 parade march, the first parade for the Mardi Gras festivities, through the French Quarter in New Orleans January 31, 2015. (Photo by Lee Celano/Reuters)

In a pun at Cuban leader Fidel Castro, a man displays a displays a fake cigar in the Krewe du Vieux 2015 parade, the first parade of the Mardi Gras festivities, through the French Quarter in New Orleans January 31, 2015. (Photo by Lee Celano/Reuters)

A man in a costume marches in the Krewe du Vieux 2015 parade, the first parade of the Mardi Gras festivities, through the French Quarter in New Orleans January 31, 2015. (Photo by Lee Celano/Reuters)

A member of a brass band plays in the Krewe du Vieux 2015 parade, the first parade of the Mardi Gras festivities, through the French Quarter in New Orleans January 31, 2015. (Photo by Lee Celano/Reuters)

A woman hands out trinkets in the Krewe du Vieux 2015 parade, the first parade of the Mardi Gras festivities, through the French Quarter in New Orleans January 31, 2015. (Photo by Lee Celano/Reuters)

A member of Krewe Delusion, one of the first parades of the Mardi Gras festivities, marches through the French Quarter of New Orleans January 31, 2015. (Photo by Lee Celano/Reuters)

A member of Krewe Delusion, one of the first parades of the Mardi Gras festivities, marches through the French Quarter of New Orleans January 31, 2015. (Photo by Lee Celano/Reuters)