Serena Neel tells PEOPLE how TikTok comments inspired her to turn a nostalgic ’90s craft into a giant pool noodle lizard.

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It’s a Carnival paradox. Some concerned paradegoers call for fewer imported plastic throws, for environmental reasons. While others feel cheated if they don’t take home the usual haul. After Mardi ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club said Wednesday (Feb. 18) it was “deeply disturbed” and investigating after a 4-year-old boy reportedly was struck by a liquor bottle thrown by ...

WELCOME BACK. DARRYL. THE SCRIPT SAYS REVELERS WILL LINE THE STREETS TO GET ZULU SIGNATURE THROW THOSE COVETED COCONUTS. BUT YOU AND I BOTH KNOW THEY’RE ALREADY OUT THERE. I CAN ACTUALLY HEAR THE ...

NEW ORLEANS, La. — As people head back to work Tuesday after the long holiday weekend, beads will be flying, crawfish boiling and parades rolling in New Orleans as the city celebrates Mardi Gras. New ...

New Orleans is immersed in Carnival season, synonymous with its myriad green, gold, and purple Mardi Gras beads. Once cherished glass keepsakes, eagerly caught by parade-goers, these have evolved into ...

Mardi Gras in New Orleans can generate more than 1,000 tons of trash every year. A coalition of nonprofit groups, city officials and scientists has a plan to clean it up. By Jackie Delamatre New ...

If you’ve heard of Mardi Gras, you’ve heard of Fat Tuesday. Known as Mardi Gras in French-speaking cultures, Fat Tuesday is also called Carnival Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday and Pancake Tuesday. Regardless ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It is Carnival season in New Orleans. That means gazillions of green, gold and purple Mardi Gras beads. Once made of glass and cherished by parade spectators who were lucky enough ...

NEW ORLEANS — It is Carnival season in New Orleans. That means gazillions of green, gold and purple Mardi Gras beads. Once made of glass and cherished by parade spectators who were lucky enough to ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. As floats roll through New Orleans during Carnival ...