“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 ...

Louisiana might be the king of Mardi Gras. However, its neighbor loves to party too. From beads and balls to boudin and gumbo ...

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 ...

New Orleans Saints veterans share their advice on whether or not to pick up Mardi Gras beads on the latest Rookie Mistakes presented by Snickers. New Orleans Saints center/guard Shane Lemieux ...

After celebrating Mardi Gras in New ... of drinking, New Orleans' Bourbon Street felt like a crowded frat party in comparison. I saw women lift their shirts for a string of beads there along ...

Each year, around 1.4 million people descend upon New ... for beads tossed from parade floats. But the thing is, this isn’t actually a Mardi Gras tradition in most of New Orleans.

The theme is “MARVELous Mardi Gras – A Super Celebration,” for the Mardi Gras walking parade for people and pets. There is ...

That left a critical security gap as thousands of New Year’s revelers crowded Bourbon Street. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. Army ...

Krafft later moved to New Orleans and died in 1839. He is buried in Mobile’s historic Magnolia Cemetery. The headstone is often decorated with Mardi Gras beads. If you purchase a product or ...