Trash lines the gutter on Bourbon Street, in the early hours of the morning after Mardi Gras, in New Orleans, Feb. 18, 2015 (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, file) ...

There are still plenty of beads, boozy drinks, great music and colourful parades. I gathered a few of the best photos I saw from this year’s Mardi Gras to compare them to my photos from 1994.

Small beads, big impact: The environmental toll of Mardi Gras Cheryl Santa MariaDigital Journalist Published on Feb. 25, 2020, 3:14 PM Updated on Feb. 25, 2020, 4:08 PM ...

Bead Trees in Full Bloom With Mardi Gras over, trees along the parade routes start to shine Posted 7:09 PM, Feb 21, 2023 and last updated 5:16 AM, Feb 22, 2023 ...

The reason is a mystery. After returning home from attending the first Mardi Gras parade of the season, they decided to throw all of the gold, green and purple beads on the tree.

Approximately one million people attend Mardi Gras in New Orleans every year. According to WDSU, it's estimated that an average of 25 million pounds of plastic beads are given out at New Orleans ...

People who prefer putting up a fake Christmas tree are a little more lax when they take down their trees. Around the Gulf Coast, there’s also a pretty good reason to keep it up: Mardi Gras.

The Mardi Gras Museum of Imperial Calcasieu holds hundreds of the most elaborate costumes you’re ever likely to see from the town’s 50 years of celebrations, most worn only once.

I called the tree my "tree of life" because it inspired me to keep moving forward even after a serious medical diagnosis. Source: JohnManuelAndriote/photo Three strands of Mardi Gras beads hang on ...

A rider tosses beads from a Mardi Gras float on Feb. 21, 2023, in Metairie, La. Scott Threlkeld/The Associated Press Comments Share Save for later ...