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New Orleans plays host to a crazy 25 million pounds of plastic frippery every year, and traditional recycling centers can't process Mardi Gras beads. So local nonprofits have launched some innovative recycling programs, like

"I was swimming in a pool with my clothes on at Mardi Gras. Not really a good story but that's what happened." (WENN) – Jackass star Bam Margera was arrested on Monday after jumping into a pool fully-clothed during Mardi Gras carnival celebrations

Bam Margera spent Fat Monday in the custody of the New Orleans Police Department after the "Jackass" star got arrested for getting a little too crazy during a Mardi Gras party.

Bam Margera spent Fat Monday in the custody of the New Orleans Police Department after the "Jackass" star got arrested for getting a little too crazy during a Mardi Gras party.

Music is at the heart of many Mardi Gras celebrations, and Bayou is showing off three very different sides of the New Orleans's sound. Beginning at noon, it's a day-long affair with hot jazz from Laissez Foure, the full-on funky brass band Yamomanem,

Two years ago I was floored when an ultrasound showed that I was expecting twins. Big reveals aren't really my style, but the news was sufficiently momentous that I wanted to share it in a memorable way.

GOP Presidential hopeful and grimacing zealot Rick Santorum celebrated President's Day by unleashing a series of jaw-dropping absurdity almost majestic in scale. From chastising Obama for not governing America with Biblical values to calling for an end

NEW ORLEANS — Revelers began packing the streets of New Orleans before dawn to enjoy the biggest party in the Crescent City. Tuesday, February 21, 2012.

Two years ago I was floored when an ultrasound showed that I was expecting twins. Big reveals aren't really my style, but the news was sufficiently momentous that I wanted to share it in a memorable way.

Woodley Park's go-to spot for Cajun crawfish boils is running an all-day promotion on Tuesday. For every pound of seafood you order, the restaurant will throw in a free order of Cajun fries or a beer. But try not to fill up: At 8 pm the dining room

Some people hadn't stopped drinking since Monday's Lundi Gras prequel to Mardi Gras. Wearing a bright orange wig, a purple mask and green shoes, New Orleans resident Charlotte Hamrick walked along Canal Street to meet friends.

By Mary Sparacello, The Times-Picayune Throngs of Mardi Gras revelers cheered as the float carrying King Argus XXVII, Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand, just turned from Veterans Memorial Boulevard onto Severn Avenue.

Mardi Gras is upon us, and The Times Picayune is supplying would-be revelers worldwide with a window into the festivities of today's Rex parade. The paper (through NOLA.com) has set up their Paradecam on the roof of

Good morning and Happy Mardi Gras. Greetings from NOLA. Been here since Sunday. Weather was beautiful and expected to last throughout Mardi Gras day. Haven't gone to any parades, but please check out a picture of

NEW ORLEANS — Revelers began packing the streets of New Orleans before dawn to enjoy the biggest party in the Crescent City. Tuesday, February 21, 2012.

NEW ORLEANS — Heavy rains dampened but couldn't stop Mardi Gras festivities on Saturday. While several parades were delayed until Sunday, which is forecast to be sunny and mild, the 2500-member Krewe of Endymion

As Mardi Gras 2012 reaches its pinnacle Fat Tuesday, the float making business remains in full gear ahead all year long. Mardi Gras World builds the big floats. Its studio also offer tours 12 months a year, seven days a week.(Feb.

Mardi Gras. It brings to mind beads, parties and fancy floats in New Orleans as people cram in all the fun they can before Lent begins. In reality, Mardi Gras has long been celebrated in coastal towns from Texas to Florida. And it means big business.

By Katy Reckdahl, The Times-Picayune For decades, Big Chief Victor Harris of the Spirit of FiYiYi sewed his Mardi Gras Indian suits with the help of a roomful of people — his "committee," he called them. But nearly 50 years after he began, deaths,

GOP Presidential hopeful and grimacing zealot Rick Santorum celebrated President's Day by unleashing a series of jaw-dropping absurdity almost majestic in scale. From chastising Obama for not governing America with Biblical values to calling for an end

LOUIS • Sunshine and crisp, pleasant weather marked the 33rd annual Soulard Mardi Gras celebration on Saturday — a spectacle that organizers say is second in size only to New Orleans' famed carnival. Thousands and thousands of revelers followed the

The beads are ready to be tossed, the costumed crowds are in the mood to party and tourism officials are smiling. It can only mean one thing: It's Mardi Gras time in New Orleans. “It is the event of the year. It's our largest, in

This Sunday, February 19th, we again celebrate Mardi Gras at the Market on the south side of the market house along Essen Strasse. Plan to spend the day at this FREE family-friendly event, enjoying four of the best bands in

It's Mardi Gras time in New Orleans again. Since being on the Board of Trustees for the National World War Two Museum, I have learned a little bit about it. Last year, my friend was King Rex. No one knows who Rex will be

But while most New Orleans lovers will have found their way into the French Quarter on Tuesday afternoon, as the Mardi Gras celebration crests, Daisy Devine and Cherokee Queen have work to do. The pair will start as the likely favorites in the Tuesday