It's Mardi Gras season in New Orleans, when paradegoers look forward to catching things like beads. Now, often these beads are made of plastic. But plastic beads can be toxic and bad for the ...

More and more parades in New Orleans now feature glass beads instead of plastic ones during Mardi Gras.

NEW ORLEANS — Mardi Gras throws are changing. More krewes are choosing items people can actually use instead of plastic beads that end up in storm drains and landfills. This year, the Krewe of Freret ...

The Daily News Spring Craft Show will again help usher in the arrival of spring in the local area. This annual event is set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Kingsford Middle School, 445 Hamilton Ave.