Longtime New Orleans resident Bonnie Hill stood ... There are ways to recycle the cheap, plastic beads that have become synonymous with Mardi Gras, but many end up in landfills.

During the peak weeks of Mardi Gras ... New Orleans. Spectators in flamboyant costumes wriggle their hips, raise their go cups and stretch out their hands to receive a rainfall of plastic beads ...

The Krewe of Freret will stop throwing plastic beads during its parade in 2025. According to a news release, the krewe is working to reduce the environmental impact of Mardi Gras in New Orleans by ...

"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 ...

“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 ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — “Throw ... Mardi Gras celebrations. Carnival is about decadence, but it is also family oriented. Since Hurricane Katrina, there is a larger population that moved from New ...

Of all the gifts thrown at the New Orleans parades, one of the newest and most unusual is a collection of South Asian family recipes. By Sara Bonisteel They throw ... of the Mardi Gras Guide ...

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.

Every year, cities across the United States pause in March to celebrate an annual festival known as Mardi Gras. The celebrations are most concentrated in areas such as New Orleans, Mobile ...