This year, paradegoers who recycle at stations along the route can be entered to win prizes from local businesses. Here's everything to know about bead recycling in the New Orleans metro.

Known for its spectacular parades, floats, marching bands, throws, and King cake, Mardi Gras is the biggest celebration in New Orleans.

Yes, Mardi Gras is Tuesday, but if you want to truly laissez les bons temps rouler, you might as well start on Saturday, March 1, at Call to Arms Brewing in Denver, which throws its annual Mardi Gras ...

There was never any question that Mardi Gras would go forward after the New Year’s Day terror attack in New Orleans. But some revelers felt at least a hint of trepidation.

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.

Mardi Gras is officially over, but the cleanup is just beginning. At the Blackham Coliseum, the third annual Krewe de Coulee ...

Making new friendships and renewing old ones is what has made Southeast Texas’ Mardi Gras a strong and growing tradition - one Miller hopes will include more specialty throws in the future.

By Sara Bonisteel They throw lots of things at the Carnival parades ... the founder of the Mardi Gras Guide, now in its 49th annual edition. The krewe gave out a thousand cookbooks to spectators ...

Waste from Mardi Gras awaiting collection in the French Quarter of New Orleans ... A positive sign, he says, is that “throws” ...

The item that just might be Mobile’s hottest Mardi Gras throw of 2025 is taking people by surprise. When the Conde Cavaliers rolled on Valentine’s Day, kicking off Mobile’s parading season ...

A successful Mardi Gras used to be measured by how much waste it produced. Now, the world's largest free festival is trying to clean up. The mood is festive as I board the pink and purple Mardi ...