People often ask me why I love Mardi Gras so much. They want to know why my husband and I spend hundreds of dollars on trinkets and plastic beads to throw off a float into the hands of people we ...

Arc of Acadiana's annual Mardi Gras Bead Drive is underway. The initiative is aimed at supporting individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities across Acadiana. Through this ...

This year, a group of Louisiana State University researchers are trying to make Mardi Gras a little bit greener. “These sounds you hear are seeds inside of the beads, so this will allow plants and ...

BATON ROUGE, La. - An LSU researcher has created Mardi Gras beads that sprout into flowers when planted in soil. Even better, the flower roots can help bacteria to break down the beads ...

The Edmonton Oilers are an old team. In fact, with an average age of 30.1, they're the oldest team in the NHL. One downside to having such a veteran-heavy team is that things can get predictable ...

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Edmonton Oilers are two of the teams in greatest need of younger players. The Pens are nose-diving towards a full rebuild, while the Oilers hope they can eventually ...

During Sweden's first practice, the national team's lineup decisions may come to the delight of Edmonton Oilers management. The position is loaded heading into the 4 Nations Face-Off, and Sweden ...

The annual celebration of Mardi Gras is a Carnival season that begins ... as revelers eat king cakes and toss green, purple and gold beads into the crowd. Those colors represent power (gold ...

This in, some bad news when it comes to the Edmonton Oilers prospect pool by way of Scott Wheeler, prospect writer for The Athletic. Wheeler just came out with his list of the Top 100 NHL prospects.