NEW ORLEANS — Sandy "Pepa" Denton got a lesson this week on how to toss beads ... Mardi Gras that competes with Super Bowl festivities. Still, parade organizers say they are happy with their ...

Mardi Gras has a reputation for making a lot of ... Friends Bonnie Hill (right) and Fran Kruger (left) pose for a photo after catching glass beads at the Krewe of Freret parade on Feb. 22, 2025.

"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 ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The public is invited to celebrate the Mardi Gras season, catch a few beads, and spend time with neighbors during the upcoming Krewe of Artemis Parade. RELATED ...

If New Orleans city officials were serious about keeping our catch basins clear ... an ordinance that forbids the Mardi Gras krewes from throwing plastic beads from the floats.

Throwing and catching gold, green, and purple beads is a cherished Mardi Gras tradition, but as it turns out, these petroleum ...

Mardi Gras has been going on for a couple of centuries ... parade in Baton Rouge over the weekend. “And I didn’t catch a single bead,” Benfield told Inside Climate News.

"It’s the fun of catching them, it’s the fun of being ... Last year the organization collected 20,000 pounds of Mardi Gras beads.

“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 ...

By Sara Bonisteel They throw lots of things at the Carnival parades in New Orleans: plastic beads and stuffed animals ... the founder of the Mardi Gras Guide, now in its 49th annual edition.