New Orleans is immersed in Carnival season, synonymous with its myriad green, gold, and purple Mardi Gras beads. Once cherished glass keepsakes, eagerly caught by parade-goers, these have evolved into ...

Mardi Gras in New Orleans can generate more than 1,000 tons of trash every year. A coalition of nonprofit groups, city officials and scientists has a plan to clean it up. By Jackie Delamatre New ...

NEW ORLEANS — It is Carnival season in New Orleans. That means gazillions of green, gold and purple Mardi Gras beads. Once made of glass and cherished by parade spectators who were lucky enough to ...

It is Carnival season in New Orleans. That means gazillions of green, gold and purple Mardi Gras beads. Once made of glass and cherished by parade spectators who were lucky enough to catch them, today ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It is Carnival season in New Orleans. That means gazillions of green, gold and purple Mardi Gras beads. The beads are increasingly viewed as a problem, but a Mardi Gras without ...

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