Celebrity floats join Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans

21/02/12 2,332 Views 1 Comment

Image: Bill Haber/AP/Press Association Images

THE ANNUAL MARDI Gras festival comes to a close in New Orleans today and a host of celebrities turned up to mark “Fat Tuesday”.

Oscar winner Hillary Swank, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun singer Cyndi Lauper and Law and Order star Mariska Hargitay were among those taking part in parades to usher in Mardi Gras in the wee hours of this morning.

Bret Michaels – the bandana-wearing Poison frontman – joined Lauper as the celebrity riders in Orpheus, the parade club founded in 1993 by New Orleans native actor and crooner Harry Connick Jr.

Parties were held through the night after the parades drew to a close. The final parades march through the city after dawn this morning.

Lundi Gras and Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) marks the culmination of weeks of Carnival parades and parties in New Orleans.

Celebrity floats join Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans

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The Mardi Gras "Krewe of Tucks" parade drives through the streets of New Orleans yesterday. Image: AP Photo/Bill Haber
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A participant in the Mardi Gras "Krewe of Tucks" parade tosses a football from his float. Image: AP Photo/Bill Haber
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Mardi Gras revelers wave to passing floats 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. Image: AP Photo/Jonathan Bachman
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Ann Collette, of New Orleans, dresses up in French Quarter. Image: AP Photo/Jonathan Bachman
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A member of the Muses Mardi Gras Parade throws beads from her float. Image: AP Photo/Bill Haber
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A member of the Krewe du Vieux. Image: AP Photo/Jonathan Bachman
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Actress Mariska Hargitay tosses beads throws while riding in the Mardi Gras parade last night. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)
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Riders in the Mardi Gras parade make their way to their float in the staging area. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)
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Entertainer Cyndi Lauper throws beads while riding in the Mardi Gras parade last night. Image: AP Photo/Bill Haber
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Fleambeaux Carriers march along side the Captain's float in the Mardi Gras parade last night. Image: AP Photo/Bill Haber
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Harry Connick, Jr. tosses beads. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)
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Cyndi Lauper Image: AP Photo/Bill Haber
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Bret Michaels Image: AP Photo/Bill Haber
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Hillary Swank Image: AP Photo/Bill Haber

-Additional reporting by AP

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