LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The Mardi Gras season is behind us now, leaving many wondering what to do with all of their beads. We all love to catch beads at parades, but what happens to them after the ...

If you've ever been to a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, then you're probably familiar with the sea of unwanted beads, flashing toys and plastic packaging left in the wake of the last float to pass ...

In New Orleans for the Mardi Gras, I, surely, wasn’t ready for the mad ride and ceaseless exhilaration. Think 250 million beads being tossed around randomly. Edible underwear as souvenirs. Men in tutu ...

Twelfth Night is over, king cake sales are skyrocketing and attention has shifted to upcoming Mardi Gras parades and the highly coveted beads and trinkets thrown by the krewes. This is also a busy ...