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 ...

If you've ever been to a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, then you're probably familiar with the sea of unwanted beads, flashing toys and plastic packaging left in the wake of the last float to pass ...

The French Quarter Management District (FQMD) will provide 16 hotels in the French Quarter with free bead recycling service ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s the time of year when plastic Mardi Gras beads are in plentiful supply – at parties, parades, fundraising events and even ...

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. Mardi Gras ...

IS $2.47. THE HOLIDAY SEASON, OF COURSE, NOW COMING TO AN END, BUT PREPARATIONS FOR CARNIVAL SEASON ARE JUST STARTING TO RAMP UP. WDSU REPORTER JASMINE FRANKLIN IS LIVE, EXPLAINING WHY YOU MAY SEE A ...

As Carnival season ramps up across Acadiana, one local bead store is doing much more than supplying parade throws. Mardi Gras Beads-n-More operates as a LARC Enterprise, creating meaningful jobs and ...

Beads fly, brass bands blare and the streets come alive with a swirl of color, music and somewhere nearby, a slice of king cake is waiting to be devoured. Mardi Gras season, also known as Carnival, ...

We've loved our plastic Mardi Gras beads for a long time. We’ve been catching them since we were kids. But adult problems have cropped up. Between clogged storm drains and ecological concerns, some of ...

It’s the time of year when plastic Mardi Gras beads are in plentiful supply – at parties, parades, fundraising events and even cemeteries. Why do people leave beads on certain grave sites? Sometimes ...