If you've ever been to a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, then you're probably familiar with the sea of unwanted beads, flashing toys and plastic packaging left in the wake of the last float to ...

Glass Half Full is facilitating the program and beads will be donated to ArcGNO. Bins will be available at participating hotels, including Hotel Monteleone, The Royal Sonesta New Orleans and Ritz ...

The New Orleans City Council recently approved a list ... The traditional throwing of beads will not be affected by the new security measures, officials said. Revelers have also been warned ...

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Webber, a New Orleans native, said Mardi Gras isn’t just ... Webber said that groups, called krewes, organize parades and distribute beads featuring characters such as kings and witch doctors.

Move over, beads and king cake — Mardi Gras is hitting the rails. The long-standing Gulf Coast rivalry between Mobile and New Orleans over who threw the first Mardi Gras party now has a new ...

It's hard to see, hear and taste everything the Big Easy has to offer, but we tried during this year's French Quarter ...

Because we love New Orleans,” winespring says, an air of sadness in her voice. A few minutes later, at 2:58, winespring tries to reassure the tense passengers as beads continue to bombard the ...

One of the earliest surviving examples of ‘throwing’ in new Orleans are Japanese mercury glass beads, made during World War II, and the early 20th century marked the arrival of painted walnuts ...

By Sara Bonisteel They throw lots of things at the Carnival parades in New Orleans: plastic beads and stuffed animals, glittered shoes and doubloons, light-up swords and toilet plungers.