NEW ORLEANS — Sandy "Pepa" Denton got a lesson this week on how to toss beads ... Mardi Gras that competes with Super Bowl festivities. Still, parade organizers say they are happy with their ...

Mardi Gras has a reputation for making a lot of ... Friends Bonnie Hill (right) and Fran Kruger (left) pose for a photo after catching glass beads at the Krewe of Freret parade on Feb. 22, 2025.

"The waste is becoming a defining characteristic of this event," said Brett Davis, a New Orleans native who grew up catching beads at Mardi Gras parades. He now heads a nonprofit that works to ...

You could argue that Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans are ... the one thing you can be guaranteed to catch, and in quantity: beads. Alas, not all beads are created equal. Glass beads are ...

“The waste is becoming a defining characteristic of this event,” said Brett Davis, a New Orleans native who grew up catching beads at Mardi Gras parades. He now heads a nonprofit that works to ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - 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. RELATED ...

"It’s the fun of catching them, it’s the fun of being ... Last year the organization collected 20,000 pounds of Mardi Gras beads.

If New Orleans city officials were serious about keeping our catch basins clear ... an ordinance that forbids the Mardi Gras krewes from throwing plastic beads from the floats.

NEW ORLEANS — You probably have a big bag of Mardi Gras beads in your home right now. Or maybe you've already recycled them to one of the non-profits. But now one krewe hopes to lighten your ...

Throwing and catching gold, green, and purple beads is a cherished Mardi Gras tradition, but as it turns out, these petroleum ...

screaming with excitement "Let's go to a Mardi Gras parade and catch ... some sustainable throws (fanny packs and sunglasses)!" Without banning beads, a similar sustainable result can be achieved ...