AP PHOTOS: A look at Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans through the years

Bacchus the XVII, also known as Kirk Douglas, tosses doubloons from a carnival float on Mar. 4, 1984 in New Orleans. The popular Bacchus parade was one of several Sunday. The celebrations end with Rex and other Mardi Gras extravaganzas on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Bill Haber, file)