Catching them ... balconies during Mardi Gras celebrations? From moon pies in Mobile, Ala., to painted coconuts in New Orleans, La., here are five things besides colored beads that revelers ...

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 ...

As the good times roll at Mardi Gras, float by float, the throws filter through the crowd to the roads and sidewalks below — beads, trinkets and Moon Pies ... I didn’t catch a single ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO)— As parades ramp up this week, you may want to pay extra attention to some very special beads you can catch. An LSU professor invented a new kind of Mardi Gras bead that’s ...

Because Easter changes each year (it’s always the first Sunday after the full moon following the spring equinox), so does Mardi Gras ... and masked balls, catching beads and doubloons, eating ...

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 ...

Mardi Gras has a reputation ... “Glass beads!” she said, smiling. Friends Bonnie Hill (right) and Fran Kruger (left) pose for a photo after catching glass beads at the Krewe of Freret parade ...

Mardi Gras can make a lot of trash, adding up to millions of pounds each year. Now, some parades in New Orleans are cutting down on their environmental footprint by banning plastic beads.