Mardi Gras New Orleans is synonymous with Mardi Gras, a festival that transforms the city into a whirlwind of parades, masquerade balls, and street parties. Every year, just before Lent begins, locals ...

Take the Muffaletta, for instance. It’s a New Orleans classic that somehow found its way to Alabama and decided to stay.

Arc of Acadiana is collecting beads for its annual Mardi Gras Bead Drive, an initiative to support individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities across Acadiana.

Researchers at Louisiana State University have created a sustainable way to use biodegradable Mardi Gras beads after the ...

According to Monroe city officials, the city’s annual Mardi Gras Bead Recycling Campaign runs through Wednesday, March 5, ...

People often ask me why I love Mardi Gras so much. They want to know why my husband and I spend hundreds of dollars on trinkets and plastic beads to throw off a float into the hands of people we ...

This year, a group of Louisiana State University researchers are trying to make Mardi Gras a little bit greener. “These sounds you hear are seeds inside of the beads, so this will allow plants and ...

Arc of Acadiana's annual Mardi Gras Bead Drive is underway. The initiative is aimed at supporting individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities across Acadiana. Through this ...

BATON ROUGE, La. - An LSU researcher has created Mardi Gras beads that sprout into flowers when planted in soil. Even better, the flower roots can help bacteria to break down the beads ...