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, and other ...

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 ...

Arc of Acadiana is collecting beads for its annual Mardi Gras Bead Drive, an initiative to support individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities across Acadiana. Through this ...

Mardi Gras can make a lot of trash, adding up to millions of pounds each year. Now, some parades in New Orleans are cutting down on their environmental footprint by banning plastic beads. Some Mardi ...

Mardi Gras beads dangling from tree limbs are a lovely sight, but the broken ones strewed about the asphalt and grass are not as picturesque. To combat the leftover Mardi Gras litter, LSU's Department ...