Innovative program puts Mardi Gras beads to good use after the party is over: ... The aquarium explains that a large portion of the discarded necklaces end up in habitats and waterways.

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 ...

It’s a beloved Carnival season tradition in New Orleans — masked riders on lavish floats fling strings of beads or other trinkets to parade watchers. But environmentalists are worried a… ...

A paradegoer catches beads as the Krewe of Mid-City parades on the Uptown route in New Orleans, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. (Sophia Germer/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP) ...

Mardi Gras beads in New Orleans are creating ... that aren't removed from the storm drains eventually get washed through the system and into Lake Pontchartrain — the large Gulf of Mexico inlet ...

Mardi Gras beads that aren’t removed from the storm drains eventually get washed through the system and into Lake Pontchartrain — the large Gulf of Mexico inlet north of the city. The ...

Mardi Gras beads in New Orleans are creating ... that aren't removed from the storm drains eventually get washed through the system and into Lake Pontchartrain — the large Gulf of Mexico inlet ...

Revelers reach for trinkets as Endymion rolls in New Orleans, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, to the theme, "Silents are Golden." Sydney Raymond reigned as queen and Andrew Morris Bahary as king and over ...

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NEW ORLEANS — It’s a beloved century-old Carnival season tradition in New Orleans — masked riders on lavish floats fling strings of colorful beads or other trinkets to p… ...