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See larger Entertainer Cyndi Lauper throws beads while riding in the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012.(AP Photo/Bill Haber)

Entertainer Cyndi Lauper throws beads while riding in the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012.(AP Photo/Bill Haber)

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  • Entertainer Cyndi Lauper throws beads while riding in the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012.(AP Photo/Bill Haber)
  • Fleambeaux Carriers march along side the Captain's float in the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012.(AP Photo/Bill Haber)
  • Entertainer Bret Michaels holds a handful of beads while riding in the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)
  • Actress Mariska Hargitay tosses throws while riding in the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)
  • Actress Hillary Swank walks to her float in the staging area before the start of the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)
  • 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. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)
  • A reveler with the Mystic Stripers holds aloft a handful of beads for the crowds gathered on Royal Street in Mobile, Ala., Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. The pre-Lenten blowout continues along the Gulf Coast culminating in Fat Tuesday celebrations Feb. 21. Tourism leaders estimate more than a million visitors pour into the Mobile area each Mardi Gras season to watch the festivities. (AP Photo/Mobile Register, G.M. Andrews) MAGS OUT; NO SALES
  • A Mardi Gras float is moved into position after heavy rains near the start of the Krewe of Endymion parade, which was postponed for an hour due to weather, in New Orleans on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Jonathan Bachman)
  • Revelers with the Mystic Stripers toss trinkets to the crowds gathered on Royal Street in Mobile, Ala., Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. The pre-Lenten blowout continues along the Gulf Coast culminating in Fat Tuesday celebrations Feb. 21. Tourism leaders estimate more than a million visitors pour into the Mobile area each Mardi Gras season to watch the festivities. (AP Photo/Mobile Register, G.M. Andrews) MAGS OUT; NO SALES
  • A reveler with the Mystic Stripers tosses trinkets to the crowds gathered on Royal Street in Mobile, Ala., Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. The pre-Lenten blowout continues along the Gulf Coast culminating in Fat Tuesday celebrations Feb. 21. Tourism leaders estimate more than a million visitors pour into the Mobile area each Mardi Gras season to watch the festivities. (AP Photo/Mobile Register, G.M. Andrews) MAGS OUT; NO SALES

Celebrities of all stripes are in the Big Easy helping folks celebrate Mardi Gras, which is being celebrated in a big way throughout the Gulf Coast region.

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