LSU researchers create Mardi Gras beads that can sprout flowers
This year, a group of Louisiana State University researchers are trying to make Mardi Gras a little bit greener.
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Mardi Gras: Float-making secrets revealed
(NEXSTAR) — For anyone who has ever wondered how the giant floats featured in Mardi Gras parades are created, Mardi Gras World in New Orleans offers ... riders throwing beads in different ...
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A New Orleans music icon gets her own Mardi Gras float and throw at 2025 Freret parade
(Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune) The 2025 New Orleans Carnival season starts on Saturday, Jan. 6, and concludes on Mardi Gras, Tuesday, March 4.
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Nefertiti Mardi Gras parade rolls through New Orleans East for a neighborhood celebration
Nefertiti first hit the streets in 2020, bringing a Mardi Gras-style ... will roll in New Orleans East starting at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16. Paradegoers can expect medallion beads and hand ...