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Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras, leaving the city covered in detritus. A team lead by IV Waste is tasked with cleaning up much of the ...

Born and raised in New Orleans, she met her husband on the sidelines of the Krewe of Pandora nearly 50 years ago and had pushed away her worries to come out the weekend before Mardi Gras ...

In New Orleans for the Mardi Gras, I, surely, wasn’t ready for the mad ride and ceaseless exhilaration. Think 250 million beads being tossed around randomly. Edible underwear as souvenirs.

Throws, as the parade trinkets are known, date back to the late 1800s, when candy, peanuts and sweets were tossed from floats, Mr. Hardy said.

Mardi Gras weekend is finally here, and there are dozens of Carnival parades rolling across New Orleans. Below you can find the full schedule of parades that you can track with the WDSU Parade ...

There will be plenty of parades in New Orleans leading up to Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday. on March 4. Here's what you need to know. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest ...

FILE - Revelers throw beads from the balcony of the Royal Sonesta Hotel onto crowds on Bourbon Street during Mardi Gras festivities in the French Quarter in New Orleans, March 8, 2011. (AP Photo ...

As Mardi Gras approaches in New Orleans, maskers and parades take center stage Carnival season 2025 is approaching its climax in New Orleans and all the Gulf Coast. ... “Throw” is a noun used to ...