Event organizers say guests can enjoy a fun night while upcycling beads to make a custom piece of art to take home.

This year, a group of Louisiana State University researchers are trying to make Mardi Gras a little bit greener.

Mardi Gras is a festive celebration and Carnival, originally a custom where people would use ... purple and gold beads into the crowd. Those colors represent power (gold), faith (green) and ...

In the Presbytère parade, everything – floats, riders, buildings and even spectators – is made of about 35,000 LEGO bricks.

The krewe will be tossing 250 different kinds of throws, more than $3 million worth, including many that can be used and reused year-round.

gold and purple with recycled beads bought from the New Orleans ARC Mardi Gras Retail Store (arcgnobeads.org). If you’d like to make a monetary donation for the victims, there is the United For ...

LSU biological science students are working to make Mardi Gras beads more environmentally friendly, tackling the waste that the celebration creates across Louisiana each year. LSU Professor Naohiro ...

You can donate beads or you can buy beads; either way you're helping to support individuals with developmental and ...

The public is invited to celebrate the Mardi Gras season, catch a few beads, and spend time with neighbors during the upcoming Krewe of Artemis Parade.

BATON ROUGE, La. - An LSU researcher has created Mardi Gras beads that sprout into flowers when planted in soil. Even better, ...

If you are looking for some quality makeup, an Acadiana woman’s Mardi Gras inspired makeup has sold out in 20 stores across ...

No stranger to disasters and hardship, New Orleans transforms itself and its traditions based on what befalls it. Take the ...