Parade-goers at Gallier Hall this year must bring clear bags and pass through metal detectors, under new Mardi Gras security measures enacted after the Bourbon Street attack on New Year's Day.
The New Orleans mayor gave her traditional toast to the King and Queen of Zulu on Mardi Gras. Rodney P. Mason Jr. is reigning as Zulu King, and his wife Kristen Bonds-Mason is serving as his queen.