Dressed up, ready for fun: New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The streets of New Orleans will be filled Tuesday with excited kids catching beads from atop ladders, revelers in fancy costumes walking through the French Quarter and Mardi Gras Indians wearing finely beaded costumes.Tuesday marks the final day of the Mardi Gras season, which began on Jan. 6.After rainy weather affected some parades Sunday, the weather Tuesday is expected to be cold but sunny.The festivities kick off early in the morning when the Northside Skull and Bon