2010 MARDI GRAS PHOTOS AND VIDEOS

Relive Mardi Gras with photos and videos

• Mardi Gras king cake judges try out Randazzo's Camellia City Bakery After readers picked six favorite king cake bakeries, the Mardi Gras 2012 King Cake King contest judging began. On January 31, the King Cake King judging panel traveled to 3501 Pontchartrain Dr. in Slidell Louisiana, near New Orleans, to taste and rate the offerings at Randazzo's Camellia City Bakery. The king cake tasting panel consisted of Wayne Curtis, author and cocktail authority; Reverend Ray Cannata, also known as ‘The Man Who Ate New Orleans,’ who has dined in 742 Crescent City restaurants; Times-Picayune crime reporter Danny Monteverde and Times-Picayune food editor Judy Walker. Video by Doug MacCash. Search for other king cake tastings at ‘Mardi Gras king cake judges try out Nonna Randazzo's Bakery,’ ‘Mardi Gras king cake judges try out Sucre in Metairie,' 'Mardi Gras king cake judges try out Manny Randazzo bakery in Metairie,’ and 'Mardi Gras king cake judges try out Haydel's bakery in Jefferson’ on NOLA.com.

• Krewe Of Claude Rolls The 25th anniversary edition of the Krewe of Claude Social Club parade ushered in Slidell's Carnival parade season by rolling along it's traditional parade starting at Spartan Drive and Ponchartrain Drive on Sunday, January 29, 2012.

• Warren Easton Drumline Warms Up For Mardi Gras The drumline of the Warren Easton Band warms shortly before marching in the Krewe of Claude parade in Slidell on Sunday, January 29, 2012. Claude is the first parade for Slidell's Mardi Gras Season.

• A stroll down Royal Street Amid Mardi Gras hype and a merry French Quarter crowd, NOLA.com takes a stroll down Royal Street.

• BatMutt: The Bark Knight 2009's Mystic Krewe of Barkus strutted through the French Quarter Sunday, Feb. 15

• Mardi Gras Parade Krewe du Vieux Krewe du Vieux, from Royal and Franklin in the Marigny

• Krewe of Eris - Police Response footage of arrest and related police aggression. 10:45 pm, 3/6/2011. Franklin & Chartres street.

• The Whole Gritty City trailer Trailer for a feature documentary film about New Orleans marching bands

• Mardi Gras in the French Quarter put on hold with sudden thunderstorm A sudden downpour cleared both Bourbon Street and St. Ann Street in the French Quarter during the city's Mardi Gras celebration, Saturday, March 5, 2011