Cerceo explained that he particularly covets the special medallion beads thrown by many ... 93,000 pounds of Mardi Gras beads and assorted throws were fished from drains in a five-block stretch ...

Opaque plastic medallions gave way to transparent plastic ones. ... Mardi Gras beads, to the uninitiated, are just chintzy party favors doomed for the landfill.

The Krewe of Freret Mardi Gras has announced it will not permit riders to throw plastic beads in 2025 in “the name of environmental ... “In 2024, 81% of Freret’s throws were sustainable in some sense ...

Cheap plastic beads often end up in landfills and can clog up the city’s 100-year-old drainage system. That’s led to more calls to ditch them altogether.

NEW ORLEANS — 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 Gras in ...

Mardi Gras Bead Mania Bewilders Many Chinese. By . Audrey Warren. and ... , especially the more elaborate strands studded with medallions and molded trinkets and with beads as big as baseballs.

Rex is known for throwing a medallion bead that's unique to each float, and it will continue to do that, krewe leaders told Axios on Tuesday. Photo: Carlie Kollath Wells/Axios ...

Mardi Grad beads in New Orleans are creating an environmental disaster Despite a daily cleanup that leaves the post-parade landscape remarkably clean, uncaught beads dangle from tree limbs like ...

But now one krewe hopes to lighten your load next Mardi Gras, while being more environmentally friendly. It's a story we've been covering for years. This was from a story in 2014.

NEW ORLEANS — Sandy "Pepa" Denton got a lesson this week on how to toss beads and an up-close look at the elaborate float she'll be riding in Monday's Krewe of Orpheus parade with friend and ...

After Galveston's Mardi Gras celebration, all the beads go to a good cause School collects thousands of festive necklaces to sell back to the community. By Chris Gray , Gulf Coast Reporter Feb 8, 2024 ...