From beads and balls to boudin and gumbo to glittery parade floats and sounds of Zydeco, Texas offers a hearty serving of ...

Bead throwing, laser light shows, live music and massive parades. The second weekend of Mardi Gras! Galveston will kick off this Friday, February 17, with more entertainment than ever before. Not only ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — “Throw me some beads, mister,” is a common request that anyone who goes to Mardi Gras on the Louisiana, Mississippi or Alabama Gulf Coast will hear. Mardi Gras, quite simply, is ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Members from the Arc of East Ascension collect Mardi Gras beads and throw them to sell back to their community. Mardi Gras parades have come to a close, but there is one more ...

STARC is in the people-helping business, with a serious side hustle that peaks this time of year. “We are very well known in the community,” laughs STARC Executive Director Mark Baham. “Everyone wants ...

It should come as no surprise that Guinnane is a librarian. She has worked for Lakewood Elementary School in St. Charles ...

The programs offer alternatives to throwing away used beads.

Former attorney Kelly McGraw was found guilty of misdemeanor battery after her trial on June 12 for intentionally throwing parade beads at the face of a child who was blowing a whistle given to her by ...