From beads and balls to boudin and gumbo to glittery parade floats and sounds of Zydeco, Texas offers a hearty serving of Mardi Gras fun this year. Mardi Gras Galveston is the queen of the Mardi Gras ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

A former attorney from Gulf Breeze is headed to trial this week for allegedly intentionally hitting a girl in the face with beads for blowing a whistle at a parade after the victim’s family said the ...

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 ...

The programs offer alternatives to throwing away used beads.

As revelers gear up for Carnival season in hopes of catching beads, STARC of Louisiana is asking that the catchers (or collectors) of all those prized Mardi Gras jewels consider donating their booty ...