Celebrity sightings and parade controversies: What happened over Mardi Gras weekend

Weekend parade news...

👀 Tucks kicked out two members the krewe says were "dangling Black Barbie dolls by the neck from a bead." (Full statement)

• The krewe condemned the racially offensive act and says it is still investigating. So is Attorney General Liz Murrill.
• Mayor Helena Moreno, who called the throw "unacceptable," invited a family who caught one of the dolls to watch parades at Gallier Hall.
• Here's what the mom says happened.

🚔 Thoth riders were kicked off their float after authorities say they aggressively threw beads at a paradegoer with an anti-ICE sign.

• NOPD says no arrests were made, and they are working with krewe leadership.

🐊 A live gator was confiscated on Bourbon Street.

• Authorities also cracked down on pickpockets and four-wheelers.

🇬🇱 Gov. Jeff Landry, who is also the U.S. envoy to Greenland, hosted Greenland folks at the Endymion Extravaganza.

🤔 Krewe d'Etat had a satirical jailbreak float, dancing inmates and trading cards. Reddit wants to know — funny or nah?

🎉 Celeb spottings: Drew Brees showed off throwing skills in Bacchus.

• Sean Payton was in town.
• Cam Jordan continues to live his best life. So does Bacchus celebrity monarch Patrick Warburton.
• Arthur Hardy reigned as grand marshal of Endymion. He retires tomorrow.
• And, Gwen Stefani knows the mayor.