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.

Using recycled beads, Beasley was able to make a business for herself while also working to help out her home. “Just repurposing those so we can kind of clean up Louisiana after Mardi Gras, but ...

Mardi Gras beads hang from trees after a parade during Mardi Gras 2018. Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews rides on his float in the Krewe of Freret parade on the Uptown route in New Orleans, Saturday ...

As we float toward the first weekend in February, here are some reminders, updates, perhaps even some news about the Mardi Gras carrying on coming to the Bishop Arts District. * The inaugural Dash ...