“The waste is becoming a defining characteristic of this event,” said Brett Davis, a New Orleans native who grew up catching beads at Mardi Gras parades. He now heads a nonprofit that works to ...

Everyone is keeping their eyes on the skies in New Orleans as ... But in the U.S., Mardi Gras is most often accompanied by beads, booze, masks and king cake. Bead-throwing is thought to emulate ...

CBS News - Video New Orleans "Beadmaster" pays homage to Mardi Gras' history with his art Posted: May 18, 2025 | Last updated: May 18, 2025 In Michelle Miller's final look this week at pillars of ...

Krewe of Oshun is in a struggle with a float builder over an unpaid $50,000 debt and control of the organization. Here's what ...

Louisiana First Sports Reporter Brian Holland caught up with the creator of the 13-foot float, Mardi Gras Mike.

Mike meets the height requirements, 13 feet and six inches, to be street legal on highways. The goal is to take the tiger ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — As LSU baseball heads to Omaha to compete in the College World Series, the tigers are bringing Mardi Gras ...

A dangerous inmate who is on the run after escaping the Orleans Parish Jail was just ... in connection with the killing of two people on Mardi Gras Day in 2018. Groves was found guilty on two ...

OUR FULL FORECAST. BUT THIS MORNING THE COMMUNITY REMEMBERING BELOVED NEW ORLEANS JAZZ SINGER LILLIAN BOUTTÉ WHO PASSED AWAY LAST WEEK. NOW THAT’S ACCORDING TO SOURCES WHO KNEW HER. SHE PASSED ...

NEW ORLEANS — Memorial Day is Monday, May 26, and many people will honor the fallen service members over the weekend. Here is a list of family activities happening around New Orleans.

To make sure New Orleans continues to live up to its fame as the birthplace of jazz, one organization there makes sure kids know all about the genre. New Orleans is known as the birthplace of jazz.

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