18th Feb, 2006. New Orleans, Louisiana. The first parades of Mardi Gras 2006. Mardi Gras Krewes pass city hall in the Central Busines district (CBD) dispensing beads and throws to the gathered crowds. L/R Maya Linden, Melina Mexas and Amy Jannette, activists with PETA hand out vegetarian burgers to the crowds dressed in a luttuce like costumes
