Mardi Gras parades are known for featuring colorful plastic bead necklaces, but here's the surprisingly deep meaning behind ...

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 ...

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 ...

Palmerton resident and contributing writer Lynn Shupp brings us a firsthand look from Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama, which ...

It was Mardi Gras weekend in New Orleans and popular LSU ... You can view her tossing beads out to hordes of onlookers taking in the parade festivities below. Dunne was wearing a sleek green ...

If you attended any Mardi Gras parades this season, you may be asking yourself, “What do I do with all of these beads?” “The parades are so fun and exciting ...

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.

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.

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.