The Krewe of Freret Mardi Gras has announced it will not permit riders to throw plastic beads in 2025 in “the name of environmental sustainability, community responsibility, and thought leadership,” ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The Krewe of Freret will stop throwing plastic beads during its parade in 2025. According to a news release, the krewe is working to reduce the environmental impact of Mardi ...

Louisiana might be the king of Mardi Gras. However, its neighbor loves to party too. From beads and balls to boudin and gumbo to glittery parade floats and sounds of Zydeco, Texas offers a hearty ...

“Throw me some beads, mister,” is a common request that anyone who goes to Mardi Gras on the Louisiana, Mississippi or Alabama Gulf Coast will hear.

The new Recycle Dat initiative in New Orleans hopes to repurpose the plastic beads, beer cans and disposable cups that litter Mardi Gras parades.

Hundreds of thousands of people make their way to the Big Easy for Mardi Gras. And city of New Orleans is looking for ways to help make the festival more sustainable.

Trash lines the gutter on Bourbon Street, in the early hours of the morning after Mardi Gras, in New Orleans, Feb. 18, 2015. It's a beloved century-old Carnival season tradition in New Orleans ...

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 Beads Cast a Plastic Shadow Causing Environmental Fallout New Orleans, steeped in the vibrant tradition of Carnival season, is grappling with environmental concerns.

I commend the Krewe of Freret for considering the ecosystem of New Orleans. However, I can't imagine residents and tourists around the world, screaming with excitement "Let's go to a Mardi Gras ...

Despite a daily cleanup that leaves the post-parade landscape remarkably clean, uncaught beads dangle from tree limbs like Spanish moss and get ground into the mud under the feet of passers-by.

Trash lines the gutter on Bourbon Street, in the early hours of the morning after Mardi Gras, in New Orleans, Feb. 18, 2015. It's a beloved century-old Carnival season tradition in New Orleans ...