Shaquille O’Neal is throwing beads about as well as he shoots free throws. Mardi Gras concluded yesterday in New Orleans, with many hungover and bead-filled suitcases headed home after a week of ...

Before Lent begins, Louisiana’s Catholic communities celebrate Mardi Gras the old-fashioned way — with prayer, music and a feast shared by all.

Known for its spectacular parades, floats, marching bands, throws, and King cake, Mardi Gras is the biggest celebration in New Orleans.

Snowmass Village is bringing back its beloved Mardi Gras celebration for the 43rd year, filling Fat Tuesday with music, revelry, and plenty of beads on March 4.

(MANITOU SPRINGS) — Grab your beads and don your masks, as the 32nd Annual Manitou Springs Carnivale will bring the revelry of Mardi Gras to the streets on Saturday, March 1, with the theme ...

New Orleans' efforts to reduce Mardi Gras waste and reuse beads and throws have been ongoing for decades and involve a complicated web of community groups, leaders and businesses. Carnival lasts ...

Cheap plastic beads often end up in landfills and can clog up the city’s 100-year-old drainage system. That’s led to more calls to ditch them altogether.

It’s all systems go as Mardi Gras season arrives in St. Louis. Excitement is building one week before the biggest parade of the season.

Researchers at Louisiana State University have created a sustainable way to use biodegradable Mardi Gras beads after the festivities are over.

In the Christian faith, the season of Carnival is a time for revelry, indulgence, and a celebration of life. Its final day, as tradition goes, is Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday which precedes Ash ...

Hundreds of thousands of people make their way to the Big Easy for Mardi Gras. And city of New Orleans is looking for ways to help make the festival more sustainable.