This is an excerpt from the book “Mardi Gras Beads,” by Doug MacCash, part of LSU Press’ series “Louisiana True." By the late 1800s, the tossing of trinkets was already an established part ...

So what is the meaning behind the beads at Mardi Gras? Here's what we know about why the beads were incorporated into this celebration and why the festival was created to begin with. Here's the ...

This is an excerpt from the book “Mardi Gras Beads,” by Doug MacCash, part of LSU Press’ series “Louisiana True.” Who could have predicted that beads made from all-natural materials ...

Rovin later wrote a children’s book called The Little Bead Tree. The book is about a ... “And pretty soon it’s Mardi Gras day and at the end of the parades he’s revealed as the iconic ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The Krewe of Freret will stop throwing plastic beads ... books, collapsible dog bowls, tote bags, wooden doubloons and hand-decorated masks. “While Mardi Gras will ...

The Krewe of Freret Mardi Gras has announced it will not permit riders to throw plastic beads in 2025 in “the name of environmental ... collapsible dog bowls, coloring books, tote bags, wooden ...

NEW ORLEANS — You probably have a big bag of Mardi Gras beads in your home right now ... luggage tags, coloring books, highlighters, carryall bags and custom hats. And some of throws could ...

The mood is festive as I board the pink and purple Mardi Gras float. Beautiful glass beads hang from hooks lined ... ranging from local art to food to books. Green or not, it's clear that ...

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.

And Mississippi is no exception. In order to combat the excess of Mardi Gras beads that wind up littered throughout the area, ...

He says he came to the realization on Mardi Gras Day last year. HJORTSBERG: My 1-year-old daughter was wearing a strand of beads, and I saw them start to, like, bleed onto her neck. Like, they ...