Partiers woke up early this morning to begin Fat Tuesday celebrations in New Orleans.
Hundreds of floats led by Zulu Krewe hit the streets in the French Quarter for the first parade of the day at 8 a.m.
Tuesday's celebrations continue just hours after the end of Monday night's Mardi Gras parade on Bourbon Street.
Mardi Gras Day, or Fat Tuesday, is a celebration the day before Lent begins on the Christian calendar. Mardi Gras became a legal holiday in Louisiana in the late 1800's, but New Orleans has been celebrating like this since the 1700's.
Here in the Tri-State, police are anticipating some week night partying as local residents join in the Fat Tuesday celebrations.
Sheriff's deputies are adding extra patrols around the Tri-State, including parts of I-71, I-275 and the Ronald Reagan Highway. Police will also be setting up an OVI checkpoint in Blue Ash.
