The annual New Orleans Mardi Gras season kicked off with

an exuberant crescendo on Tuesday. this year due to violent

crime  and political unrest. Camera crews took photos of

The North Side Skull and Bones gang members in skeleton

costumes scattered around the Terme area to wake people

up for Mardi Gras.  As the sun rose and pierced the cracks

in the overcast sky, parade watchers were already taking

their places along the St. Lawrence River. avenue Karl.

Revelers were undeterred by the violence that marred the

glittering weekend parade. A teenager was killed and four

others injured, including a 4-year-old girl, in a shootout that

broke out during a parade on Sunday night.  Police quickly

arrested 21-year-old Mansour Mbodj  illegally carrying a

firearm and later changed  charge  second-degree murder.

Officials emphasized Monday that the shooting was an