takes the turn onto Canal Street from St. Charles Avenue on Mardi Gras, Feb. 17, 2015, in New Orleans. (Matthew Hinton/The Advocate via AP File) FILE - The French Quarter Madams march through the ...

COUNCIL ORDINANCE. IT IS A MARDI GRAS MAKE UP DAY TODAY, AS A SLEW OF PARADES RESCHEDULED BECAUSE OF WEATHER THREATS HIT THE STREETS TODAY, AND THAT INCLUDES THE BELOVED KREWE OF BARKUS.

IV Waste has the logistics down to a science to get the French Quarter fully cleaned up ... among social clubs and parade-goers during Mardi Gras, according to Kevin Ferguson, vice president ...

(AP Photo/Jack Brook) Waste from Mardi Gras awaiting collection in the French Quarter of New Orleans ... of waste generated during the heart of the city's Carnival season.

IV Waste has the logistics down to a science to get the French Quarter fully cleaned up by around 10 ... toward greater sustainability among social clubs and parade-goers during Mardi Gras, according ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras with parades and partying, leaving behind an avalanche of waste. At dawn Wednesday, a ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras with parades and partying, leaving behind an avalanche of waste. At dawn Wednesday ...

Over the past three years, a collection of organizations has stepped up efforts to improve the sustainability of Mardi Gras and cut down on the more than 2 million tons of waste generated during the .

During the weeks of parties and ... of security will become the norm for future Mardi Gras celebrations. “Anything that make the French Quarter feel and function as a safe place is always ...