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 ...

Every year, cities across the United States pause in March to celebrate an annual festival known as Mardi Gras. The celebrations are most concentrated in areas such as New Orleans, Mobile, and other ...

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 ...

In the weeks before Lent, their branches begin to glisten in the late winter sunlight. The parades begin, and day after day, the beads make their landing, tangling themselves—purple, green, and golden ...

Mardi Gras has a reputation for making a lot of trash. Waste can add up to millions of pounds each year. But some Krewes are finding new ways to cut down on their environmental footprint. At the Krewe ...

If New Orleans city officials were serious about keeping our catch basins clear, the first move they'd make would be to pass an ordinance that forbids the Mardi Gras krewes from throwing plastic beads ...

As the good times roll at Mardi Gras, float by float, the throws filter through the crowd to the roads and sidewalks below—beads, trinkets and Moon Pies—covering the ground in a layer of rejected ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS)— Shreveport Green is collecting Mardi Gras beads throughout the city until March 30th to divert waste and positively impact the environment. Lauren Jones, the Director of ...

PORT ARTHUR, Texas — The Mardi Gras Store in Southeast Texas is gearing up for one of the region's biggest annual celebrations, offering a comprehensive selection of parade and party supplies while ...

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Mardi Gras, or “Fat Tuesday,” is celebrated around the world, but here in Southwest Louisiana, our Mardi Gras celebration is closely connected to our Catholic faith and historically French heritage.