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 pass ...

Every Saturday at 8 a.m., no matter the weather, Chris Pomfret sets up a dozen or so big garbage cans outside his church in Algiers Point on New Orleans’ west bank. Glass clinks and clatters as ...

We've loved our plastic Mardi Gras beads for a long time. We’ve been catching them since we were kids. But adult problems have cropped up. Between clogged storm drains and ecological concerns, some of ...

New Orleans, steeped in the vibrant tradition of Carnival season, is grappling with environmental concerns. NPR reports that New Orleans, steeped in the vibrant tradition of Carnival season, is ...

NEW ORLEANS — It's a beloved century-old Carnival season tradition in New Orleans — masked riders on lavish floats fling strings of colorful beads or other trinkets to parade watchers clamoring with ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It’s a beloved century-old Carnival season tradition in New Orleans — masked riders on lavish floats fling strings of colorful beads or other trinkets to parade watchers clamoring ...

New Orleans officials are investigating a racist display involving Black dolls with beads tied around their necks at the Krewe of Tucks Mardi Gras parade. A Houston family says their 7-year-old ...

As people head back to work this Tuesday after the long holiday weekend, New Orleans is celebrating Mardi Gras with beads flying, crawfish boiling, and parades rolling. Mardi Gras, also known as Fat ...