Mardi Gras 2011 Pictures

As the New Orleans carnival season hits its final week before Mardi Gras 2011, we've collected photos of all the festive celebrations from the Crescent City.

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Mardi Gras in New Orleans

Crowds throng Bourbon Street in the French Quarter on Mardi Gras day in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Click the image for more photos from Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans.

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Famed jazz clarinetist Pete Fountain rides in his float with the Pete Fountain Half Fast Walking Club as they arrive at Canal Street ahead of the Krewe of Zulu on Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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A marching group arrives at Canal Street as it marches ahead of the Krewe of Zulu on Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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Costumed revelers walk down St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans on Mardi Gras Day, Tuesday, March 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Musician Pete Fountain, center, greets friends as he prepares to lead his Half-Fast Walking Club through downtown and into the French Quarter in New Orleans on Mardi Gras Day, Tuesday, March 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Herman Lombas, center, a member of musician Pete Fountain's Half-Fast Marching Club, hands out beads as he wears a rain cover over his hat in New Orleans on Mardi Gras Day, Tuesday, March 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Musician Pete Fountain tosses beads to a reveler from a float as his Half-Fast Walking Club marches down St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans on Mardi Gras Day, Tuesday, March 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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NEW ORLEANS, LA - MARCH 07: Actress Lucia Micarelli riding on the cast of HBO's 'Treme' float in the 2011 Krewe Of Orpheus Parade during Mardi Gras on March 7, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Skip Bolen/Getty Images)
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NEW ORLEANS, LA - MARCH 07: Actress Jennifer Coolidge rides on a float in the 2011 Krewe Of Orpheus Parade during Mardi Gras on March 7, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Skip Bolen/Getty Images)
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NEW ORLEANS, LA - MARCH 07: Actress Jennifer Coolidge rides on a float in the 2011 Krewe Of Orpheus Parade during Mardi Gras on March 7, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Skip Bolen/Getty Images)
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NEW ORLEANS, LA - MARCH 07: Actress Jennifer Coolidge rides on a float in the 2011 Krewe Of Orpheus Parade during Mardi Gras on March 7, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Skip Bolen/Getty Images)
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