NEW ORLEANS — You probably have a big bag of Mardi Gras beads in your home right now. Or maybe you've already recycled them to one of the non-profits. But now one krewe hopes to lighten your load next ...
While New Orleans usually gets all the attention during the Mardi Gras season, many states in the Deep South go all out when ...
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — There were literally tons of beads and other things flying off floats and into the hands of Mardi Gras revelers for weeks. What do you do with all that stuff now? In ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It’s a beloved ...
The weather was perfect for a Mardi Gras celebration: The sun was out, the sky was blue, and it was raining green, gold, and purple beads. The Snowmass Mardi Gras king and queen paraded around ...
Mardi Gras can make a lot of trash, adding up to millions of pounds each year. Now, some parades in New Orleans are cutting down on their environmental footprint by banning plastic beads. Some Mardi ...