In the wake of summer street flooding in 2018, 93,000 pounds of Mardi Gras beads and assorted throws were fished from drains in a five-block stretch of St. Charles Avenue.

The beads were eventually replaced by plastic beads from China. The manufacturing process was chronicled in the 2005 documentary “Mardi Gras: Made in China.” ...

As the good times roll at Mardi Gras, float by float, the throws filter through the crowd to the roads and sidewalks below—beads, trinkets, and Moon Pies—covering the ground in a layer of ...

One strand of Mardi Gras beads can cost less than 25 cents. Meanwhile, throws like lab-created biodegradable beads and the flowers that the Krewe of Iris use now cost over twice as much.

If you wanted to get beads, you could yell out, “Throw me something, mister!” Mardi Gras celebrations are underway in New Orleans! But did you know these parties and parades don't always ...

If you think women flashing their breasts during Mardi Gras is a relatively new phenomenon, then you are mistaken. The act — and I use the word "act" here because any longtime NOLA resident will ...

With over 20 different parades, Mardi Gras Galveston fun starts on Friday, February 21 and runs to Fat Tuesday, March 4, 2025. In total, over 3 million beads will be thrown to paradegoers along ...

The beads around Thomas's neck were part of the Mardi Gras' fun and still are but now mother and son, both scientists, have researched how those beads can have risks. Ruth Carmichael By ...

Mardi Gras beads can incite desperate longing when dangled before you, and they can bring a visceral joy when plucked from the sky. But then, quickly, they all too often ...

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.

City workers in Mobile, Ala. shovel pounds of Mardi Gras beads into the back of a truck. This story was originally published by Inside Climate News. MOBILE, Ala. — The trees tell the tale. In ...