Associated Press

A reveler wears a "Cherries Jubilee" costume at the Bourbon Street Awards contest on Mardi Gras in the French Quarter of New Orleans Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008.

NEW ORLEANS - Fat Tuesday and Super Tuesday have collided on the streets of the French Quarter.

Among the men dressed in pink baby-doll pajamas or leather loincloths and the women flashing glimpses of flesh for beads were some whose costumes had political themes this Mardi Gras. Though Louisiana doesn't vote until Saturday, many let their costumes make political statements.

One woman taped a sign to her back showing Senator Clinton dressed as George Washington and reading. ''Monica Lewinsky's X-Boyfriend's Wife for President.''

The celebration appears to have bounced back strongly since Katrina flooded more than 80 percent of the city.