NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Mardi Gras season entered its last big weekend of parades and galas in New Orleans before its end at midnight Fat Tuesday, when Ash Wednesday ushers in the period of Lent leading to Easter. Before Endymion arrived in front of his home on Orleans Avenue, Scott Colomb was throwing a porch party with 250 invited guests, who were treated to New Orleans food, beverages and live music. The super Krewe of Bacchus, known for its spectacle, plans to roll on its traditional St.