Original cutline: &quot;The carnival float appears to be something from Hades with the eerie cloud of smoke around the revelers in the Krewe or Momus parade. Actually the smoke was created by flaming torches lighting the way for this typical Mardi Gras scene in New Orleans. And the bag the reveler is holding contains trinkets for the crowd not laundry, as labeled.&quot; (AP Wirephoto, 1966)