Mardi Gras beads

With Mardi Gras comes lots of beads, if you're lucky. The issue then becomes what to do with all of those beads you and your family caught.

If you're heading out to the Krewe of Centaur parade this Saturday in Shreveport, first of all, have fun! Second, we hope you catch your weight in Mardi Gras beads and other trinkets!

Mardi Gras is a holiday rich in tradition. Everything about Mardi Gras represents something. What about beads? Why do we fight over them throw them from floats, and what do Mardi Gras beads represent?

The owners of Hobby Lobby have always played by their own rules. Many times, the company will make a decision based on morality over the demands of the customers.

A New Orleans man is pushing for an end to beads at Mardi Gras parades.