This video showcases the process of making 4mm recycled plastic beads in the Solar Flare colorway, featuring vibrant orange and yellow colors that are challenging to source. The beads are created from ...

The Krewe of Iris, the city’s oldest all-female Mardi Gras krewe, will once again make history when its members toss the first krewe-branded, recyclable Mardi Gras throws in its 2022 parade, rolling ...

The beads are increasingly viewed as a problem, but a Mardi Gras without beads also seems unfathomable. That is why it was a radical step when the Krewe of Freret made the decision last year to ban ...

Mardi Gras participants throw beads to celebrants on Bourbon Street on Feb. 21, 2023 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Mardi Gras participants throw beads to celebrants on Bourbon Street on Feb. 21, 2023 in ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It’s a beloved ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — 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 ...