NEW ORLEANS — It’s a beloved century-old ... leaves the post-parade landscape remarkably clean, uncaught beads dangle from tree limbs like Spanish moss and get ground into the mud under ...

At the start of each school year, the sounds of high school marching bands begin to echo through New Orleans ... Avenue Bridge. Beaded necklaces were already gathering on tree branches.

For bakeries in New Orleans, the first few months of the year ... known for its shoebox floats and tiny “throws”—the objects, including beads, that are handed out to spectators.

The Mexico-born, New York-based artist’s temporary intervention as part of the sixth edition of the Prospect New Orleans triennial ... and four bright, beaded tree sculptures on the surrounding ...

The Public Engagement Director of New Orleans Homeland Security Emergency Preparedness, Anna Nguyen said the push to recycle beads and throws from the parades has been growing. She said the city ...

The streets of New Orleans will be full of beads ... t make their way into the crowd, the plastic beads can often be spotted tangled up in tree branches. Other times, the necklaces can be found ...