Far from the mixed drink fueled insanity of Bourbon Street on Mardi Gras Day, locals and tourists alike flocked to Frenchmen Street for some Carnival revelry.

There were costumes galore and handmade floats up and down Frenchmen as music spilled out into the streets.

OffBeat intern Noé Cugny was right in the middle of it all, and he managed to capture a slice of the madness that is Mardi Gras Day 2015 in New Orleans.

All photos by Noé Cugny. Click here to view the gallery on Flickr.

Mardi Gras Day, February 17, 2015, New Orleans, Louisiana

Mardi Gras Day, February 17, 2015, New Orleans, Louisiana

Mardi Gras Day, February 17, 2015, New Orleans, Louisiana

Mardi Gras Day, February 17, 2015, New Orleans, Louisiana

Mardi Gras Day, February 17, 2015, New Orleans, Louisiana

Mardi Gras Day, February 17, 2015, New Orleans, Louisiana

Mardi Gras Day, February 17, 2015, New Orleans, Louisiana

Mardi Gras Day, February 17, 2015, New Orleans, Louisiana

Mardi Gras Day, February 17, 2015, New Orleans, Louisiana

Mardi Gras Day, February 17, 2015, New Orleans, Louisiana

Mardi Gras Day, February 17, 2015, New Orleans, Louisiana

Mardi Gras Day, February 17, 2015, New Orleans, Louisiana

Mardi Gras Day, February 17, 2015, New Orleans, Louisiana

Mardi Gras Day, February 17, 2015, New Orleans, Louisiana

Mardi Gras Day, February 17, 2015, New Orleans, Louisiana

Mardi Gras Day, February 17, 2015, New Orleans, Louisiana

Mardi Gras Day, February 17, 2015, New Orleans, Louisiana

Mardi Gras Day, February 17, 2015, New Orleans, Louisiana