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For some folk, few traditions are as important as a colorful king cake baked with a tiny baby Jesus doll inside. (Associated Press/File)
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King cakes for sale line the display case in La Boulangerie bakery in New Orleans, Friday, Jan. 6, 2017. People in this town take tradition seriously and few traditions are as important as King Cake. For many residents, the type of King Cake you buy isn't as important as when you buy it: Eating King Cake before the Twelfth Night (Jan. 6) is considered sacrilegious. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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A King cake is boxed for sale in La Boulangerie bakery in New Orleans, Friday, Jan. 6, 2017. People in this town take tradition seriously and few traditions are as important as King Cake. For many residents, the type of King Cake you buy isn't as important as when you buy it: Eating King Cake before the Twelfth Night (Jan. 6) is considered sacrilegious. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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FILE - This Feb. 3, 2016, file photo shows heavy machinery adjacent to the proposed NFL Rams stadium complex site at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, Calif. The Chargers are moving to Los Angeles, where they will join the recently relocated Rams in giving the nation's second-largest media market two NFL teams for the first time in decades. The announcement was made Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
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UCLA guard Isaac Hamilton, left, looks to pass the ball as Colorado guard George King defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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In this Jan. 11, 2017, photo provided by Sherman Hiatt, people work to put out a wildfire triggered when a pile of chicken manure caught fire in a barn as it threatens property near Charleston, Ark. Agriculture experts are warning farmers to make sure their waste piles don't grow too high because the can catch fire through spontaneous combustion. (AP Photo/Sherman Hiatt)
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In this Jan. 11, 2017, photo provided by Sherman Hiatt, a wildfire triggered when a pile of chicken manure caught fire in a barn threatens property near Charleston, Ark. Agriculture experts are warning farmers to make sure their waste piles don't grow too high because the can catch fire through spontaneous combustion. (AP Photo/Sherman Hiatt)
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Los Angeles Kings center Trevor Lewis celebrates after defenseman Jake Muzzin's goal against the St. Louis Blues during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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St. Louis Blues goalie Carter Hutton reacts after giving up a goal to Los Angeles Kings left wing Tanner Pearson during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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St. Louis Blues goalie Carter Hutton, right, blocks a shot by Los Angeles Kings left wing Tanner Pearson during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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Los Angeles Kings defenseman Jake Muzzin celebrates after scoring during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty, left, vies for the puck with St. Louis Blues right wing Ryan Reaves during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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Los Angeles Kings center Jeff Carter, left, checks St. Louis Blues right wing Vladimir Tarasenko during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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St. Louis Blues goalie Carter Hutton, left, blocks a shot by Los Angeles Kings right wing Devin Setoguchi as defenseman Robert Bortuzzo watches during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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FILE - In this Wednesday, April 22, 1998 file photo, President Clinton and first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton walk down the State Floor hallway with Poets Laureate Robert Pinsky, left, Rita Dove, center, and Robert Haas, right, before the Millennium Evening Lecture at the White House in Washington. America's leading poets, including Pinsky and Dove, are averse to Donald Trump, and they have organized literary rallies in more than 30 states, which will be held on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, to say so. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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Memorial bunting hangs above the doorway to the Central Park Precinct to honor Detective Steven McDonald, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017 in New York. McDonald, who was paralyzed by a teenage gunman's bullet in 1986 but publicly forgave the shooter and became an international voice for peace, died Tuesday at age 59. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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FILE- In this Dec. 10, 1988 file photo, Heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson, right, meets with paralyzed police officer Steven McDonald at the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association Christmas party held at Jimmy Weston's restaurant in New York. McDonald, who was paralyzed by a bullet and became an international voice for peace after he publicly forgave the gunman, died Tuesday, Jan 10, 2017 at the age of 59. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
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FILE- In this Jan. 25, 1995 file photo- New York City police officer Steven McDonald talks to students at a junior high school in New York. McDonald, who was paralyzed by a bullet and became an international voice for peace after he publicly forgave the gunman, died Tuesday, Jan 10, 2017 at the age of 59. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
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FILE - In this Feb. 29, 1988 file photo, paralyzed police officer Steven McDonald receives applause from members of the New York City Police Department as he arrives for funeral services at Seaford, N.Y., for slain officer Edward Byrne. McDonald, who was paralyzed by a bullet and became an international voice for peace after he publicly forgave the gunman, died Tuesday, Jan 10, 2017 at the age of 59. (AP Photo/David Bookstaver, File)
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FILE - In this July 11, 1989 file photo, New York police detective Steven McDonald, left, who was paralyzed by a gunman's bullet in Central Park in 1986, poses with his wife Patti Ann and his son, Conor, at a party in New York for their book "The Steven McDonald Story." McDonald, who became an international voice for peace after he publicly forgave the gunman who shot him, died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, at the age of 59. (AP Photo/Susan Ragan, File)