Members of Krewe Du Poux celebrate Mardi Gras in New Orleans’ Ninth Ward late Monday night. Poux is one of dozens of neighborhood groups formed to celebrate Mardi Gras away from the bigger, more tourist-oriented activities downtown. (Robert Gauthier / LAT)
Members of the Krewe du Poux play instruments as Mardi Gras revelers celebrate on the streets of the Ninth Ward in New Orleans. (Robert Gauthier / LAT)
Revelers clamor for gifts and trinkets from members of the Krewe of Zulu during a Mardi Gras parade in downtown New Orleans Tuesday. (Robert Gauthier / LAT)
Mardi Gras revelers from various neighborhood krewes take part in a raucous game of “bumper carts” during a Lundi Gras street party in the Ninth Ward. (Robert Gauthier / LAT)
