Washington, Feb. 18 -- Hollywood actor Shia LaBeouf was arrested in New Orleans during Mardi Gras celebrations after an alleged physical altercation outside a bar in the city's French Quarter, according to court records and video obtained by TMZ.

The incident occurred just after midnight on Tuesday. Footage from the scene by TMZ shows the aftermath of a fight outside a local saloon, where LaBeouf is seen shirtless with his back tattoo visible as he faces a group of people. In portions of the video, he appears to be restrained and struck before police arrived.

An eyewitness told TMZ that LaBeouf had been escorted out of the bar by staff for unspecified reasons before becoming involved in a brawl.

The witness said that after walking down...