Exposing one’s private parts in exchange for throws — or just for thrills — has been a Carnival custom for decades. Ann Lyneah Curtis, 68, of Harper, Texas, came forth in 2020 to confess that she ...

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 pass ...

As the good times roll at Mardi Gras, float by float, the throws filter through the crowd to the roads and sidewalks below—beads, trinkets and Moon Pies—covering the ground in a layer of rejected ...