Mardi Gras is most famously celebrated in New Orleans, Louisiana, with the city decking up, hosting parades, celebrations and eating king cake.

The New Orleans Saints were out in full-force during Mardi Gras weekend. Here's the rundown from their appearances at various Carnival parades.

It is Carnival season in New Orleans. That means gazillions of plastic green, gold and purple beads are being tossed to crowds.

At least 100 people gathered in Fremont on Sunday for the seventh annual Petit Troll Parade around the Sunday street market.

The New Orleans version, Mardi Gras — "Fat Tuesday" — apparently goes back as far as 1699. The first Mardi Gras parade was 1856. Masks, feasting, and revelry were part of it from the beginning.

New Orleans has the biggest annual Mardi Gras celebration in the United States, and the festivities are in full swing as "Fat Tuesday" approaches.