Olivia “Livvy” Dunne took her 5.3 million Instagram followers on a wild ride Saturday as the Grand Marshal of the Krewe of Endymion parade in New Orleans before Mardi Gras. Clad in an emerald ...

Nine parades will light up Baton Rouge. Leading up to Mardi Gras Day on March 4 ... tradition and community. Our jewelry is created with that same spirit, honoring what we love most about the ...

Make no mistake, Ford can draw just about any design when it comes to the crown jewels of Mardi Gras. She's designed crowns, ducal necklaces and scepters for krewes in Baton Rouge, New Orleans ...

An LSU professor invented a new kind of Mardi Gras bead that’s made out of something you may not expect—-micro algae. During Mardi Gras, how many times do you just catch beads and then throw ...

This is an excerpt from the book “Mardi Gras Beads,” by Doug MacCash, part of LSU Press’ series “Louisiana ... who sounded the alarm. Abrus seed jewelry had apparently been sold across ...

BATON ROUGE – The LSU Tigers face their seventh ranked opponent of conference play Tuesday night at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center when the No. 5 ranked Tennessee Volunteers come to town.

LSU researchers have found a way to make biodegradable Mardi Gras beads environmentally friendly. The beads can be used to create a bioplastic that can be used in different products. This new ...

“These sounds you hear are seeds inside of the beads, so this will allow plants and flowers to essentially come out of these Mardi Gras beads,” said LSU graduate student researcher Alexis Strain. They ...

Olivia “Livvy” Dunne gave fans a peek at her parade celebrations before Mardi Gras on March 1, 2025. Livvy Dunne/Instagram The star LSU gymnast rode on a float.