While many think of parades, beads and floats, the Cajun Mardi Gras, particularly the Courir de Mardi Gras, offers a uniquely different experience. The tradition of Mardi Gras began as a Catholic ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The good times have rolled here in Southwest Louisiana and now it’s time for the beads to find a new home. “People can come and any of the beads that they don’t want, they ...

GULF SHORES, Ala. (WKRG) — If you attended any Mardi Gras parades this season, you may be asking yourself, “What do I do with all of these beads?” Fairhope’s second Wawa, 5th in Alabama ...

For those wondering what to do with all the extra Mardi Gras beads, click here to read about a bead collection drive.

Citywide revelry and parades, both day and night, build up to Mardi Gras. Beads of gold, green, and purple that represent power, faith, and justice are also distributed. Mardi Gras celebrates ...

A successful Mardi Gras used to be measured by how much waste it produced. Now, the world's largest free festival is trying to clean up. The mood is festive as I board the pink and purple Mardi ...

But some organizers are trying to change that by banning one of the most colorful Mardi Gras traditions, the tossing of plastic beads into the crowd. Matt Bloom with Member station WWNO takes us on a ...

Nicole Richie/Instagram Nicole Richie took a trip to New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras 2025 with friends. "I lost my glasses, but found some beads, crawfish, and a few new bruises on my body.

Parade crew throws beads to revelers during the Krewe of Endymion Parade during the Krewe of Endymion Parade during Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Louisiana, on March 1, 2024. The winds also ...