Approximately one million people attend Mardi Gras in New Orleans every year. According to WDSU, it's estimated that an average of 25 million pounds of plastic beads are given out at New Orleans ...

THAT’S KEEPING THEM OUT OF THE DRAINS AND OUT OF THE TREES. AND GIVING A NEW ... sorted and re-sold at their in-house bead store. The Arc of Greater New Orleans hires 13 full-time folks who ...

Malfunctioning bollards meant to protect Bourbon Street pedestrians were undergoing repairs, because of clogs caused by Mardi Gras beads, when a truck drove into a New Orleans crowd on New Year's ...

But thankfully, the winter precipitation that is unusual for the Gulf Coast likely did not affect New Orleans' plants and wildlife, experts say, from stately live oak trees to pesky mosquitoes.