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Aisles stretch toward the horizon like roads on the Illinois prairie, each one packed with merchandise that beckons with the siren song of affordability. The fluorescent lighting bathes everything in ...

“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 ...

E ven if you’ve never been to New Orleans, you’ve likely heard of Fat Tuesday — Mardi Gras in French. It’s the ultimate celebration of indulgence before Ash Wednesday, wit ...

There was never any question that Mardi Gras would go forward after the New ... been the best time of our lives,” she said on Sunday, watching as her son raced to catch a string of beads and ...

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Webber, a New Orleans native, said Mardi Gras isn’t just a party but a cultural ... organize parades and distribute beads featuring characters such as kings and witch doctors.

By Sara Bonisteel They throw lots of things at the Carnival parades in New Orleans: plastic beads and stuffed animals ... the founder of the Mardi Gras Guide, now in its 49th annual edition.

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 ...

Mardi Gras in New Orleans is bigger than ever — and so ... also pick up free purple crawfish sacks that can be filled with beads and clean throws and donated at a later date.

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and over 100 thousand single-use plastic wrappers from the vulnerable New Orleans ecosystem, inspiring and protecting the next generation of Mardi Gras celebrants,” the news release reads. “In recent ...