A lithe woman in crocodile mask and a wagging scaly ... Bacchus, Shaq and I at the New Orleans Mardi Gras? I surely wasn’t ...

It’s like a six-mile-long block party ... some African Americans mask in elaborate beaded and feathered Mardi Gras Indian suits, roving the city to sing, dance, drum and perform.

Revelers decked out in traditional purple, green and gold came out to party on Fat Tuesday in New Orleans’ first full-dress ...