The event is rooted in African and Native American influences, with ties to both Catholic and Black masking Indian traditions ...

Shippensburg University College of Arts and Sciences Dean Sabita Manian hosted the inaugural Beads and Beignets social hour on March 5 in the Dauphin Humanities Center Fishbowl.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The good times have rolled here in Southwest Louisiana and now it’s time for the beads to find a new home. “People can come and any of the beads that they don’t want, they ...

Mardi Gras is a culturally significant event in Louisiana, but it can also leave a big mess, with beads and other plastic throws scattered in the streets and waterways. The Krewe de Coulee had ...

“There was people down here for Mardi Gras ... toss to spectators — are evolving to feature more items that people want and are likely to keep. “That’s just not happening with beads ...

(AP Photo/Jack Brook) Piles of Mardi Gras ... toss to spectators — are evolving to feature more items that people want and are likely to keep. “That's just not happening with beads anymore.

Marco Cruise Club Members recently rallied together to celebrate Mardi Gras at Jolanta and Marian Morys beautiful ... Games followed starting with a traditional bead toss between couples. Everyone had ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras ... toss to ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras with parades ... targeting beads. Bulldozers plow into the piles and dump them ...